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Unusual timber sources
jameswoodmot:
--- Quote from: Tuomo on January 26, 2026, 05:36:02 am ---I once made (in 2013) a broomstick bow. I don’t know the wood species, but it was about 1700 mm long, 28 mm diameter, with good, straight grain and dense wood, so I decided to give it a try. The end result was 41 pounds at a 27-inch draw, and it is a hunting-legal weapon here in Finland. I even left the original sticker on it.
The first image shows it in its intended use as a broomstick, and then the finished bow (the sticker and full draw).
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That’s fantastic! What kinda cross section, D?
My recent discovery of black locust being available as fence posts is as exiting as mine gets.
Hickory is nonexistent here, I’ve been keeping my eye out for pickaxe handles as it’s really the only source but I can’t being myself to spend £30 odd on two handles. Works out more expensive than Ipe and Bamboo!
I’ve got an Indian Laurel bow gluing up. It has a crushing strength of 8220lbs according to wood database. Found in a house clearance in a wood turners stash.
WhistlingBadger:
--- Quote from: JW_Halverson on February 01, 2026, 12:55:40 pm ---Tuomo ... I cannot help myself, I just have to tell you that I love the sweeping curves of that bow!
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Go to your room. >:(
My local timber here in the middle Rockies is all pretty unorthodox. A straight piece more than two feet long is like finding the holy grail! Someday I'm going to try making a bow out of sagebrush...
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