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Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: Sumac as Bow Wood
« Reply #30 on: July 06, 2008, 09:52:33 pm »
Interesting.  I would have never thought Sumac would have made a bow.  The Sumac I have cut had very little sapwood and mostly all green heartwood.  It also had the most amazing black sap that oozed from the cut that stuck to everything and refused to come off the hands without some serious scrubbing
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Re: Sumac as Bow Wood
« Reply #31 on: July 07, 2008, 12:33:07 am »
Cool bow Dana. Good to see new woods being tried. I have a big(about5") sumac tree I've been meaning to cut. Maybe we'll do a sumac bow competition at the Camp-O-Rama.  ;D 8)
   Cowboy, If you start eyeballing sumac patches while you drive you might end up in one as many as there are. :o     Pat
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Re: Sumac as Bow Wood
« Reply #32 on: July 07, 2008, 07:51:57 am »
Marc this one also is mostly green sapwood, don't remember about the sap.

Pat have at it, nice thing about sumac is it grows back overnight :) >:(

Like I said it ain't a bow yet although I did shoot it a couple dozen of times.
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Offline The Burnt Hill Archer

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Re: Sumac as Bow Wood
« Reply #33 on: July 07, 2008, 04:11:56 pm »
Dana, did you burnish the back at all, or is it just as you cut it? and also did you work it like a whitewood, just take the bark off and go, or did ya have to chase a ring? sorry for the 20 questions, but you are my guinea pig after all ;)
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Re: Sumac as Bow Wood
« Reply #34 on: July 07, 2008, 04:46:07 pm »
Peeled the bark bandsawed it in half and sealed the back and ends. Didn't burnish the back. No problem ask all the questions ya want.
Not sure when I will get some more time to finish it, I'm curious to see if it holds up or just continues to take more set ???
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Re: Sumac as Bow Wood
« Reply #35 on: July 09, 2008, 10:25:53 am »
well its seems to be holding up so far. ill be waiting! ;D ive got a couple of projects to finish up and then im on to sumac!

Phil
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Re: Sumac as Bow Wood
« Reply #36 on: July 09, 2008, 01:34:45 pm »
Cool bow Dana !!

Did that Tag Alder ever work out for you ?
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Re: Sumac as Bow Wood
« Reply #37 on: July 09, 2008, 01:56:52 pm »
John the Tag Alder is still drying and will be a winter project :)
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Re: Sumac as Bow Wood
« Reply #38 on: July 09, 2008, 02:07:27 pm »
 8)  ;D
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Re: Sumac as Bow Wood
« Reply #39 on: July 17, 2008, 07:58:08 pm »
I put overlays on and finished tillering today and shot about 50 arrows out of it and guess what its a bow.
I have the weekend off so will get er done and post pics asap :)
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Re: Sumac as Bow Wood
« Reply #40 on: July 17, 2008, 08:26:22 pm »
Who'ed a thunk it. Good work and add another tree to the list.  Frank
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Re: Sumac as Bow Wood
« Reply #41 on: July 18, 2008, 12:06:32 am »
Can't wait to see it Dana.  8) Is it still holding a straight unstrung profile?
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Re: Sumac as Bow Wood
« Reply #42 on: July 18, 2008, 01:08:23 am »
I think I read somewhere that sumac can be poisonous
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Re: Sumac as Bow Wood
« Reply #43 on: July 18, 2008, 03:56:05 am »
thats a different kinda sumac im pretty sure. kudos on gettin it done Dana. cant wait to see that green wood!

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Re: Sumac as Bow Wood
« Reply #44 on: July 18, 2008, 07:06:09 am »
Ryano its at 38#@26" and holds a good inch of reflex :)
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