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mikekeswick:
I've just scored a load of green maple from Austria :)
A lack of good enough, straight, no knots, no twist maple has been holding me back from making more hornbows.
I'll  post pictures of the cores I get bent. The shape of the core is vital to the finished bow.

loon:
Niice
Green as in, it's not seasoned yet? Because I can't find anything about a species called "green maple".

What kinds of hornbows are you hoping to make?
Would like to see a longer-draw one. You're doing thumb draw, you can pull back to 32" and not worry about string pinch!

stuckinthemud:
Cold climate maple grown at altitude? Sounds perfect! Gonna keep an eye on this one :)

Aaron H:
Very cool Mike, I know you have been looking for years now.  What kind of maple? Tatar or mountain maple?

BowEd:
Austria....Might that tree be growing at a high elevation?Nice stuff I bet then.Congrats.

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