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Offline helmet

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Re: Ash Bows
« Reply #15 on: January 07, 2016, 12:32:35 am »
I made a few bows from oregon white ash years ago. Two were flat bows with stif handle and one was bend through the handle. They all took quite abit of abuse and were shot a lot. They were designed based on Comstocks chapter on white wood. My skill as a bowyer is very basic, but ash is easy to work and they made desent bows. Maybe it depends on where it grows.
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Offline Puckaway

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Re: Ash Bows
« Reply #16 on: January 07, 2016, 01:39:09 am »
How bout green ash? I've got a pile of staves in my basement. We cut some the winter before last. I think that's what we cut.... It looks pretty straight and clear. Seems like lots of people don't care for it. I'm thinking wide flat bows?
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Ash Bows
« Reply #17 on: January 07, 2016, 07:52:48 am »
I believe forms of white ash, in the US anyway, is all you want to tangle with. The others are basket weaving material.
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Offline WillS

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Re: Ash Bows
« Reply #18 on: January 08, 2016, 09:25:56 am »
For what it's worth I just finished a 140lb @ 30" ash bow.  It can do wonderful things if the stave is good and the tillering is careful.
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