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Otoe Bow:
Has anyone ever tried persimmon for a bow? We got tons of that, and most grow pretty straight.  Back in "the day" persimmon woods were the thing to have in golf clubs. Its got beautiful grain patterns to boot.   

Also, should trees of any kind for a bow be felled in the winter when the sap is down?

Again Thanks.

Otoe

Pappy:
I have used persimmon.You should drop it now and the bark will peel right off,and there is the back of your bow.Don't split it to narrow or it will likely twist.Seal the ends and back because it is bad about checking.If you get it good and dry it will make a fine bow and the color is beautiful
without any stain at all. :)
   Pappy

Auggie:
Got to agree with pappy, but have to say that persimmion is harder than any other wood Ive tried. Heard that back in the day they made gears and other tools out of it .  Hope to finish the one I started  at Pappys soon.

Pappy:
I think they made golf clubs out of it.It reminds me of Dogwood when seasoned,very hard. :)
   Pappy

Otoe Bow:

--- Quote from: Pappy on August 16, 2007, 09:53:02 am ---I have used persimmon.You should drop it now and the bark will peel right off,and there is the back of your bow.Don't split it to narrow or it will likely twist.Seal the ends and back because it is bad about checking.If you get it good and dry it will make a fine bow and the color is beautiful
without any stain at all. :)
 Pappy

--- End quote ---

Pappy:  So I peel the bark while still green and seal the ends and back?  If I remember correctly, the bark does come off relatively easy while green in that we used to make whistles out of it which involved cutting off a branch, sliding the bark off, notching, etc. and sliding back on

Do I air dry or use an oven such as the "stove pipe" design that Cowboy talked about in another post for his Osage billet? 

Is 140 degrees about right?  In this weather, that's about the temperature in my workshop when closed up.  Should a fan be left on to keep air circulating?

Sounds like I have a plan for a few hours this weekend. 

Thanks to all.

Otoe

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