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Is this stave firewood

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Walski:
I was given what I believe is a Hickory stave, and tried to get two bows from it, which meant I had to cut the stave with a knot on the edge.   Is this stave firewood, or do you think I could flush the knot flat to the back, and back it with rawhide?

bjrogg:
I really don’t have experience with hickory, but I would have liked to see you follow the grain around the knot.

How wide is it now. Maybe you could narrow up the rest of it and still follow grain around knot?

Bjrogg

Pat B:
That looks like osage to me.

Hamish:
Do not level the knot(or any knot, unless you plan to back it with something substantial).


You need to flip the bow over to the belly and measure the actual diameter of the knot/s.

You then need to know how wide the bow would be at that point. Make a drawing if needed.

Subtract the diameter of the knot from the width of the stave. If there is enough width at the corresponding spot on your drawing, then you can safely make a bow.

bradsmith2010:
looks like locust to me :)

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