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Stickhead:
Hey, gang,
I'm an ERC fan, and I've had my eye on this tree on my friend's property where I hunt.  He let me harvest it, requesting a bow in return.  I couldn't believe how clean this wood turned out to be.  I've never seen an ERC tree with so few knots or bad spots. I got 13 viable staves out of ONE LOG, including 4 belly splits!  Pretty sure there's a bow in every one of the sapwood staves.  A couple of the belly splits might need to be shortened for billets due to a couple of old knots, but that's fine with me.  Gonna have my work cut out for me once these puppies dry.

Kidder:
Great score Tom! Cleanest ERC on the planet. I love how you posted the same on Facebook and got a ton of responses telling you that it’s no good for bow building. Some people’s kids, I tell you! You won’t have that same response here. Excited to see your first build with them.

Aaron1726:
I bet your shop smells like heaven!  Red cedar is by far my favorite wood to cut.

ssrhythm:
Man those are some insanely clean staves.  I can almost smell ‘em.

Hamish:
Damn, That is a sweet haul. Looking forward to seeing these turn into bows.

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