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Mystery Wood 2
1/2primitive:
Ha, your last one could have grown on the slopes of the Himalayas for all I knew. :D
Sean
Coo-wah-chobee:
Ok Sean, :D so maybe we should discuss this and get a general consensus ?....bob
Justin Snyder:
Sounds like a good time to me Non. ;D Besides bow wood, it might be fun to do shoots, or shafts. You could post a picture of the shoots, or trunk of the tree type that matches the shafts. Justin
Coo-wah-chobee:
More opinions please ?.Sounds good to me "chucklehead 2 " ;D.........bob
Pat B:
This could be fun and educational. ;) One suggestion...to help make this educational, the person who is submitting the wood should know what they are submitting. They should know the botanical name and some characteristics. A common name(as long as the common name is common enough!) can be used by those guessing the wood. We have a few folks around here that use botanical names and I'd like to see more folks following suite. That is the only way to truly know what you are dealing with(anywhere around the world). A simple field guide to trees(or a Google search) will give all of that info. We, as wood bowyers should know what we are dealing with in our bow wood. This is a good chance for all to learn trees(and shrubs and other plants) and get some good bow wood, or at least good experimentation wood :o to work with.
Plant ID is something I enjoy. A friend and myself used to have a simple competition while walking through the woods. Point out a tree and ID it. You can tell what it is by it's leaves, bark, canopy shape(if out in the open), limb structure and other characteristics. It didn't take long for both of us to get pretty good at tree ID. So!, we made the rule we couldn't look higher than 4' above the ground. That makes it a bit more difficult...but that is the first place I look now when I try to ID a tree.
Please don't be intimidated by the botanical names. The specie name usually will give you a characteristic(s) of the plant. Pat
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