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stuckinthemud:
Hi everyone, just a quick one, following Upstatenybowyer's latest using Fagus Grandifolia, is European Beech, Fagus Sylvatica, useful for UK bowyers?  It is harder, with a higher mor and higher em than FG. 

Figures off wood database
Common Name(s): European Beech.
Scientific Name: Fagus sylvatica.
Distribution: Europe.
Tree Size: 100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall, 3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter.
Janka Hardness: 1,450 lbf (6,460 N)
Modulus of Rupture: 15,970 lbf/in2 (110.1 MPa)
Elastic Modulus: 2,075,000 lbf/in2 (14.31 GPa)

Del the cat:
Never tried it, I know it's hard and heavy, the rest is just hearsay. Maybe make a small try out bow first.
Del

stuckinthemud:
I can't tell you how many perfect beech saplings I've walked past and not cut because of hearsay, but, I think I will cut one and have a go, beech is one of the main forest trees in this valley. Beech, birch, Norwegian maple, sycamore, hazel, then oak are the dominant species, in that order.

Del the cat:
That Norwegian Maple makes a nice primitive  :)
Del

stuckinthemud:
Really? Sound of saw-blade being sharpened....

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