Mullberry

[kayakfisher]

I have some Mullbery ,actually quite a bit of it,do you peal the barck and make the bow.Or do you take it down to one growth ring
                                                Dennis

[david w.]

take it down to one growth ring

[kayakfisher]

thanks David you going to make it to Mo Jam
                                                    Dennis

[david w.]

No its too far away for me to make it

Someday, maybe when i get my license

[Hillbilly]

Mulberry works best taken down to a heartwood ring like osage or locust, but will also make a good bow with a couple rings of sapwood left on the back. It's lighter than osage, so allow extra thickness/width when you lay it out if you want a hunting weight bow.

[kayakfisher]

Thanks Hillbilly we can always count on our Smoky Mountain brother
                                                        Dennis

[shamus]

take it down to one growth ring.



just for grins and giggles: my latest mulberry stave. 

 

[sailordad]

thats purty

is that its natural color?
kinda looks like hedge.

[david w.]

thats its natural color.  osage is a relative of mulberry

[Dax]

Does red mulberry make a better bow than white mulberry?

[Hillbilly]

Never tried white myself, but I would think that they would be quite similar. There's probably as much variation between individual mulberry trees as there is between species.

[bcbull]

hillbilly  iv made some bows with the red and i relley like it  have a buddy  east of me  he says  he s has some of the  white  on his place  but says it s a whole lot softer than the red fixin to try one my self so well see down the road

[Pat B]

I've made very good bows with mulberry(red, I believe). Some were all heartwood, some had a few rings of sapwood left on the back and a few that were 50/50 sap/heart woods. As far as I know all are still shooting. On one I made the owner has a 31"+ draw length(Alan Holt for those who know him) and he gets every bit of that from any bow he shoots.        Pat