Author Topic: Strawberry Guava  (Read 4253 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Granite Mtn

  • Member
  • Posts: 155
Strawberry Guava
« on: April 10, 2013, 02:17:30 am »
Hey cut some strawberry guava on Kawai last fall real nice staves slightly snakey no knots 69 inches.  The dried great I took them down with band saw then coated them with 3 coats shellac no checking very little twisting. I basically used same technique I use for ocean spray on the drying process.  Now I will reduce to rough bow shape and let cure for bows by late summer.  My questions are have you used dry heat or steam to correct limb alignment ?  And how is guava in compression I seem to remember Nomadic Pirate had some fretting problems with his bows?  I know some of you guys got some staves from him and I am interested in your input.
Thanks
Chris

Offline Granite Mtn

  • Member
  • Posts: 155
Re: Strawberry Guava
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2013, 03:38:22 am »
What no one with their 2 cents on strawberry guava? I can not believe that!

Offline crooketarrow

  • Member
  • Posts: 2,790
Re: Strawberry Guava
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2013, 08:22:13 am »
  DRY HEAT ON SEASONED WOOD STEAM ON GREEN
DEAD IS DEAD NO MATTER HOW FAST YOUR ARROW GETS THERE
20 YEARS OF DOING 20 YEARS OF LEARNING 20 YEARS OF TEACHING

Offline Dane

  • Member
  • Posts: 1,870
Re: Strawberry Guava
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2013, 09:09:44 am »
Granite Mtn, just do a search for Manny's name and write to him directly. He is the king of guava, and still a member of the PA site.
Greenfield, Western Massachusetts

Offline k-hat

  • Member
  • Posts: 1,058
Re: Strawberry Guava
« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2013, 09:14:34 am »
I thought maybe you were posting something about a drink to enjoy whilst making bows ;) >:D ;D

Offline Granite Mtn

  • Member
  • Posts: 155
Re: Strawberry Guava
« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2013, 11:07:41 am »
I have not seen him on for a long time doubt he would get the message.  I have a gut feeling guava is going to work like ocean spray which will not correct well with dry heat I was looking for confirmation of that.

Offline Gaur

  • Member
  • Posts: 460
Re: Strawberry Guava
« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2013, 12:12:33 pm »
if you send him a message through here he will get a email in his inbox saying he has a private message.  So that should work as long as he still uses the same email.
"...He made me a polished arrow and hid me in His quiver." Is 49:2

Offline Bryce

  • Global Moderator
  • Member
  • Posts: 3,125
  • Pacific Ghost Longbows
Re: Strawberry Guava
« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2013, 12:46:41 pm »
Guava is a surprisingly dense wood (as you know) it dries easy and bends real good with a heat gun.
Clatskanie, Oregon

Offline rossfactor

  • Member
  • Posts: 805
  • Humboldt County CA
Re: Strawberry Guava
« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2013, 01:14:06 pm »
Yep, I remember Manny doing a lot of heat gun work.  I don't remember much steam, but that doesn't mean it wasn't used or couldn't work.  But I'd keep the curves gentle and use the dry heat.

Gabe
Humboldt County CA.

Offline mullet

  • Global Moderator
  • Member
  • Posts: 22,911
  • Eddie Parker
Re: Strawberry Guava
« Reply #9 on: April 28, 2013, 01:47:16 pm »
Heat gun is the way to go, that's what I use for it.
Lakeland, Florida
 If you have to pull the trigger, is it really archery?

Offline Joec123able

  • Member
  • Posts: 1,769
Re: Strawberry Guava
« Reply #10 on: April 28, 2013, 03:02:46 pm »
I use steam for any wood I don't care what any one says in my experience steam is so much better then dry heat it makes the wood easier to bend then dry heat
I like osage

Offline Granite Mtn

  • Member
  • Posts: 155
Re: Strawberry Guava
« Reply #11 on: April 28, 2013, 07:12:21 pm »
I will try both and report back:)

Offline rossfactor

  • Member
  • Posts: 805
  • Humboldt County CA
Re: Strawberry Guava
« Reply #12 on: April 28, 2013, 07:23:47 pm »
@Joec123able

Have you tried steam on a tropical hardwood?  I sure can't get Jatoba or Kwila or Ipe to move well with steam or boiling.  Different story entirely with our north american woods.

Gabe
Humboldt County CA.

Offline Jmilbrandt

  • Member
  • Posts: 363
Re: Strawberry Guava
« Reply #13 on: April 29, 2013, 03:13:53 pm »
Try sending Manny a pm. I did about a month ago he got back to me the same day.
SW Utah

Offline Badger

  • Member
  • Posts: 8,124
Re: Strawberry Guava
« Reply #14 on: April 29, 2013, 07:40:38 pm »
  I have only worked a couple of staves and it reminded me of hickory more than anything else. Responds to dry heat a bit better than hickory. Mine was not near as dense or elastic as ocean spray.