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AH:
how about elm?

toomanyknots:
While your at it, give black locust a try. I'd like to know how it does as a heavy bow, I got a real clean piece of it.

AndiE:
Hi

Yes, I forgot locust/robinia and also elder, boxwood, lemonwood and maple/sycamore.

Now it seem that they are getting to many and I will have to divide them for small/light warbows, warbows and heavy warbows and start this winter with the small/light ones.

Does anybody know more wood or has made experiences with an other wood in the list?

@WillS: Thanks for the links! The laburnum warbow looks crazy.  :)

@Livefortheoutdoors: Elm (wych-elm) is already listed. Or do you think of an other conspecies?


Kind regards
Andi

gianluca100:
treat black locust like ash, flat(ish) belly and rounded back. depending on the piece you have, you can go a bit narrower than with ash.
black locust has very good tension characteristics.
It's an amazing bow wood, once you can leave aside the round belly concept of the english warbowers and conform to the real quality of this wood  :)
It reacts good to heat treating too.

ciao,
gian-luca

Bearded bowyer:
Lilac?!?
now there's an idea, there is tonnes around where I live, has anyone come across a lilac bow of any sort?
matt

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