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Dan Perry:
Steve,

I haven't used it before.  Let me know what you think.  I have used shag bark, shell bark, and pecan.  Pig nut has never shown up at the lumber yard here.  I have heard pig nut is more elastic in compresson, but have never had a chance to try it.  If your white hickory has that dense waxy luster where you have cut it, it can't be too bad.

I have done OK with shellbark and shagbark for flight bows.

Dan

DCM:
I should probably clear up any misunderstanding I might have left with my first post regarding pignut's reputation for flight bows, since Dan Perry was the flight bowyer/archer I had in mind, and he has posted that's he's not tried it.  Sorry Dan, to have misrepresented your work, even if not specfically.  Way back in the whitewood wars days I must have come away with the wrong impression.  I think Murray Gaskins advocated pignut, and sold a few staves in his business.   At the time he was somewhat vocal about your success using hickory as it related to the broader topic (of the whitewood wars) so I falsely assumed and connected you with pignut.

Badger:
Dan, he has had the trees sunk in his pond for the last 3 years and is cleaning out his pond. I will have him send my a few boards and forward a couple to you, They have to be dried first so it might be a few months. he says the pond has no effect on the wood except for external staining, I hope he is right. Steve

jeff:
steve,

i would just call murray
http://www.murraygaskins.com/abw.html

phone 229-249-8145

those sunken trees sound interesting if nothing else. i would not be concerned at all after drying. i try to use hickory exclusively. i am in mid ga so RH can be a problem, but i use a heat box 95 deg at 30% RH. seems to work out OK.

good luck

jeff

Badger:
Roque, murray hasnt been too relaible the last few years. Not even sure he is till taking orders. Steve

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