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100# self ash, complete with whopping chrysals....!
WillS:
Good info as always Marc, thanks!
What's a reliable method for testing elasticity in bow woods? Is it as described in TBB - a simple bend test - or are there other, preferred methods?
mikekeswick:
Yes just do some bend tests, check set.
Our ash must be significantly different because English ash can make some fantastic bows. I've had some of my test ash bows almost tied in knots - it's plenty 'elastic' ;)
Ian.:
--- Quote from: mikekeswick on May 02, 2015, 03:07:02 am ---Yes just do some bend tests, check set.
Our ash must be significantly different because English ash can make some fantastic bows. I've had some of my test ash bows almost tied in knots - it's plenty 'elastic' ;)
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What are we calling fantastic?
PatM:
Surely you are all talking about the same species of Ash and it's just individual variation of the tree that's giving the different results.
Badger:
If that bow were made from yew or elm it would have chrysaled, I see a slight problem in the tiller shape where it chrysaled but you should have been able to get by with it. Overall the bow is nicely tillered.
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