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superdav95:
Agreed with pat.  Impressive draw weight with that diameter size stick.  Seems to indicate that it’s better then average bow wood!  Nicely done

Aksel:
Thanks Pat, Little John, superdav95!

1 inch diameter is average, bit thinner on one end and bit thicker on other end. Limbs almost as thick as wide. I wonder if I was lucky with this one. But I have a couple larger dry staves to try.

Bird cherry is a relative of chokecherry if anyone tried making a bow from that. I have read some indian tribes used it but have seen it rated as pretty bad bow wood. I suppose it comes down to finding a suitable design for a specific wood.

Aaron1726:
Cool bow.  I love that it still has the bark, got its natural camo.

bassman211:
I made a half dozen bows  from wild choke cherry. I have told this story before ,but it is worth mentioning. For me it was a  dangerous explosive wood.  I made the bows 62 long 1 3/4 wide at the fades to 5/8 at the tips at my 25 inch draw, and in the low 40lb. draw weight.. All six came out ok, but after shooting 200 to 300 shots one by one they exploded, and I mean exploded. On one bow a piece of the top limb broke my glasses in two, and bruised my eye. I was lucky. I have 2 left. One with bark on it which I never shoot now, and one waiting to be backed with sinew. Our natives used it, but they backed it with sinew. Some on here have backed it with wood with success. For me birch, and walnut are more trust worthy woods to make a bow from, but wild choke cherry does make good arrow shafts.

Muskyman:
That’s pretty neat Aksel. Reminds me of bows we used to make as kids. Of course ours were just stick’s but, I guess really all self bows are sticks. Cool bow, love the bark on it.

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