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Anyone know about box wood?
RyanY:
I periodically think about box wood and other exotic woods like African Blackwood and strongly consider shelling out some dough for a piece of lumber. Some online suppliers have pieces large enough for a spliced bow. A couple of bamboo backed ELB’s would be sweet. Just a lot of money to spend for a board you can’t see in person.
stuckinthemud:
True, but God is good and I had permission to cut these
Hamish:
The log on the left looks promising, for a one-piece bow. Too much character in the other one, but it might have a section for billets, up the top end.
It all depends on rough marking out and if you can avoid any of the major knots. I would get some chalk and rough out potential staves/billets.
Personally, I would go for billets. You end up with the cleanest wood, matched symmetrically, and increases your choices of design to longer draw lengths.
I reckon you will do a good job, once you work out how you are going to tackle this wood. Looking forward to seeing how this progresses.
sleek:
Those would make for some very interesting character bows. Unless, you cut split billets and splice them?
stuckinthemud:
Hence the original question. The one on the left marks out nicely, missing most, or all, of the knots, and I'm a sucker for a bend through the handle, but my real favourites are five piece with small statics and Turkish style handle with v-splices, not necessarily with sinew, but, I have been known to use it when I can get it
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