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Aksel:
Hi all I made this bow yesterday. It is Bird cherry, Prunus Padus a shrub which grows all over northern Europe. It is light and springy but I am not sure of its qualities. I donīt think it is anything like Sweet. cherry. I have heard some contradicting reports on this wood and I am hoping some people with more experience will chime in. It seems decent bow wood at least.

This sapling was only about 1 inch in diameter so I left it long and light as a first test. 68,5" 42 @ 27"
It dried into 1" deflex then took 1-1,5" more.

Hamish:
Looks pretty good to me. Bark left on looks cool.
 I can't remember any posts from other guys in the past that have used it, though someone probably has. The only info I could find is that the timber is a little lighter than regular cherry.
Good experiment, nice to know you can make a bow out of it.

Aksel:
Bark is reported "impossible to get off after drying" so I thought I just leave it on and see how it goes.

Back in the days when Paleoplanet was still alive I saw a few Prunus padus bows, especially from Finnish bowyers, but I could never really figure out what itīs like since people seemed to disagree about it.  Thereīs so much of this wood everywhere but Iīll make a couple more bows before I start to stockpile it.

Pat B:
I love your stoneagebows, Aksel. Looks like a flash from the past. You got good weight from a 1" pole and the tiller looks good. Well done!  :OK

Little John:
Cool bow a d well done, was it made from stone tools? Was the wood green, how long did it take?

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