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Black locusts bow
Aksel:
You need to oven dry the samples for hours down to 0% water content if you want to get an accurate reading, that´s why Tim Baker suggested a small narrow sample - like a 1/2 inch diameter dowel with square sides. I think Tim mentioned 4 hours oven time for a small sample.
RyanY:
You can also dry samples in the microwave but I’ve had some pieces pop and fizzle quite a bit. (lol)
Selfbowman:
Tap water sleek. Ryan your funny. I think that the weight being the same tells us a lot. I’m going to build it to the spec of the Osage bow that has two records and see what I get.
JW_Halverson:
Pappy, there is some pretty good evidence that the denser the wood is for its species, the better it works for bows. Say, if the average density of a species of tree is .600, then a sample coming in at .700 is likely to make a better bow and one coming in at .500 will need a collar and a leash because it's gonna be a dog.
I know in my experience I have made a couple green ash bows that shot so badly you didn't need a chronograph to measure the speed of the arrow, you needed a CALENDAR! Both staves came from a tree that was super lightweight.
Badger:
If the sample is an accurate 1" cube and the moisture is at 10% you have a piece that is around .8 sg. Same as osage. Pretty common for black locust. If it does not chrysal black locust can make super fast bows. From the woods, I tested black locust had the lowest hysteresis. Funny thing is that woods low in hysteresis also tend to chrysal. Good luck.
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