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Offline stuckinthemud

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Wych elm heartwood bow?
« on: July 25, 2022, 04:54:57 pm »
I have a wych elm stave that is thick enough to split out a heartwood strip thick enough to build another bow.  Can you build an unbacked elm heartwood bow?
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Offline Jim Davis

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Re: Wych elm heartwood bow?
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2022, 06:30:39 pm »
I don't think you will be able to split it. Witch elm has a very interlocked grain. Best to just band saw to a thickness you can work with and make firewood out of the waste.
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Re: Wych elm heartwood bow?
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2022, 01:17:03 am »
Yes just chase the ring you want - no problem.
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Offline meanewood

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Re: Wych elm heartwood bow?
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2022, 04:32:44 pm »
I have used Elm heartwood before, but have found it inferior to a bow made from sapwood or a combination of both.
It will be interesting to get your opinion based on 2 bows from the same stave.
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Re: Wych elm heartwood bow?
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2022, 01:29:55 am »
Quote from: meanewood on July 28, 2022, 04:32:44 pm
I have used Elm heartwood before, but have found it inferior to a bow made from sapwood or a combination of both.
It will be interesting to get your opinion based on 2 bows from the same stave.

Me too - the stuff I used was the same as sapwood though...wood eh?!
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