so..ya got some erc....now what?

[4dog]

truthfully been lookin at this tree for about 3 months ..just drooling ..got the go ahead on it fri...almost cried...almost.  lol

[Pat B]

I still say split it in half and see what's inside before deciding what you are going to make. ERC notoriously has lots of limbs and there might be plenty hidden under the almost perfect looking exterior.  I'm just saying...

[4dog]

wasnt ignoring ya patb....will be taking your advise..rest assured...and thanks. 

[burn em up chuck]

  I'm wondering at what elevation did you cut that tree?

                                            chuck

[4dog]

did what splitting i could with what i had.

[4dog]

next week ..going to INKs to commandeer his bandsaw..might be able to get 4 maybe 5 staves if im lucky..took pats advice..only 4 little branches inside..yee hawww!!!!

[sweeney3]

66"-74" bendy handle.  Rawhide or linen back.  50~ lbs.  Better yet... Send that log to me.  I love ERC.  On balance, it's still my favorite wood.  That may be because I am only a fair bowyer and the best way for me to make a pretty bow is to use pretty wood.  But that stuff makes a great shooter too.

[ohma2]

Looks like you got a good piece of cedar I sure do like the aroma off it while working the stuff.

[4dog]

chuck...whats the elevation,, lol,,  it was on a slight hill ,,but the flat part of it..im in TEXAS , there aint much  "elevation" going on!!  wait
.you are serious...gonna have to look it up.     

[Ink]

Erik i think were about 300-350 Feet above sea level

[4dog]

heck i have enough of a time makin a bow..now i gotta think about elevation too,,,  dang...my head hurts..Ink says  300-350  ..will go with that....lol

[DuBois]

Looks real nice! I would peel the bark off and shellac it if it were me. Looks like you could get some nice bows with perfect sapwood backs. I done that and it worked out well for my wood. Found some knots under the bark that never would have seen otherwise. Marco

[Nashoba]

I will be watching this. I have four ERC staves that I got in a trade. I haven't started on them yet. Does anyone know how the white sapwood compares to the red heartwood in terms of compression/tension?

[Stringman]

Man I got a tree just like that down at the end of my lane. I been itchin to put chainsaw to bark on that baby for a few years. This mighta just pushed me over the creek bank!