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stuckinthemud:
Alianthus is a new one for my list

Jim Davis:
Serviceberry

bjrogg:
HHB. I have heard good things but never tried yet. Apple and plum. I have a wild apple tree that really needs trimming. I think I can see a bow growing there.
Have some birch I’m going to try.
Bjrogg

WhistlingBadger:
Juniper and sinew is a winning combination, but not the easiest way to make a bow.  I've only finished one, and 10# kids' bow.  It is amazingly snappy for such a light weight.

I have some rocky mountain maple, roughed out and awaiting the end of hunting season.  It's closely related to vine maple and I hear good things about it.  Will probably back with rawhide to avoid explosions.  Stay tuned. 

Ruddy Darter:
Hawthorn, blackthorn and hazel.
 R.D.

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