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gstoneberg:
You might check the variety of birch.  Some pretty nice birch bows have been made, but the variety makes a difference if I remember right.  Be worth a search on here.  I have a maple backed birch bow glued up but not cut out yet.

George

kurogane_84:
we have the white paper birch only, its a good wood for burning in winter but its not very good for making long bows from it, only short under 3 foot bows LOL, i asked a family member who made them for his grand son

gstoneberg:
White birch info

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,29653.0.html
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,29990.0.html
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,27436.0.html

There are more.

George

kurogane_84:
thank you again sir

briarjumper12:
i built a bow from dogwood too.
Look into it.  Flowering dogwood.

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