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superdav95:
Very cool.  I was just in panama and tried to bring back a piece of Argentina Osage but it was not gona happen.  Canada is pretty rigid on bringing that kind of stuff in so didn’t pursue it heavily.   

Pappy:
Nice job, sweet looking bow. Pappy

Marc St Louis:
Good looking bow

Stickhead:
Thanks, Pappy & Marc!

TimmyDeNorCal:
Nice guava bow!

When I was in Hawaii last summer I poked around looking for bow wood potential...and I came across one species, of which I completely forget the name. But it was heavy and hard, and by its description sounded promising.

The other extremely interesting piece of info I learned (that others probably already know) from researching native history in Hawaii was that they hardly used the bow! Most of what I read stated that bows and arrows were either kids’ toys, or were used to pick off pesky rats. The rat bows were small and low draw weight, perfect for their use, of course.

But for hunting, and warfare, the native population preferred other weaponry (like their amazing shark-toothed clubs).

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