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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Red Oak
« Reply #15 on: October 05, 2019, 08:16:31 am »
In an osage and yew world, it is hard for many to understand that good functional bows can be made from other woods.

I've made many self and backed bows from red oak...some from staves more from boards. I've also used white  oak with is a notch above red oak. Some of better bows were made from red oak boards.

But I don't do lam bows and don't heat much.

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Offline bassman

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Re: Red Oak
« Reply #16 on: October 05, 2019, 08:56:01 am »
Better than 10 years I made a , wide, thick ,long ,Red Oak bow for my son from a board. Got it shooting 155 fps. at his 28 inch draw with 475 gr arrow.. He killed a Boar ,and an 8 pt. buck with it that year, and retired it. Called it Big Red. Never used Red Oak again for a bow. I do still make white Oak bows once in a while. If you have Red Oak use it. Nothing to lose.

Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Red Oak
« Reply #17 on: October 05, 2019, 12:24:04 pm »
ive always wondered if a sinew backed red oak would work,, I guess I was not that curious,, cause I have never done it,,
but thought,, with spliced recurves and sinew it might shoot well,,