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Elm backed with cherrybark
Ryano:
Nice job Andrew, I made a hickory backed osage bow with cherry bark on the back as a decoration, it looks cool, but kinda hard to work with I thought. ;D
Marc, thats what we call pin cherry, or fire cherry. :)
Dustybaer:
finally (this is the bow i mentioned in the cherry-bark-quiver-thread). i really like this bow. andrew, you should have said something. we could have taken the pictures on wednesday, when i was at your place. ;D
George Tsoukalas:
That is a beautiful bow, Andrew. Jawge
Hillbilly:
Good looking bow, and the cherry bark backing looks great.
Pat B:
I did a cherry bark backing a few years ago and love the beauty of the bark...coppery. I believe the guy I got it from called it choke cherry but I don't remember. The only place I've seen it around here is at higher elevations along the Blue Ridge PKY but it is illegal to harvest it there. :( Hillbilly may know the botanical name.
Because the bark has to be remover from around the tree(not along its trunk) the size is limited so piecing is necessary in most situations. Mine also had 3 pieces. The guy that gave me the bark suggested I use 2ton epoxy to install so I did with good success. My only problem was I didn't pre match the bark before I installed it ::) so it looked patchy...but good none the less. The bark is stiff so you need to cut to shape first before installing.
Andrew, This is a beautiful bow. I love the copper color and the natural irregularities of the surface of the bark. Pat
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