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Gnarly American hornbeam
WhistlingBadger:
--- Quote from: JW_Halverson on March 12, 2026, 12:13:14 pm ---That'll do just fine, Jimm-O, just fine indeed!
I just gotta laugh about this bow because I got some newbie on F/B telling me real bowyers never touch anything but the top-quality woods. Hey Jim, sorry to hear you have been demoted from the ranks of "Real Bowyers". Don't worry, you are in good company.
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Amend that to say, "boring bowyers," and he's got it.
Selfbowman:
I like them clean but they are not all clean. Real bowyers can build both with success.
simk:
thats a cool piece of wood JD :) i like it.
I have not made a selfbow from Hornbeam. But I once thought about using our (european) hornbeam for laminates - a cheap local alternative to IPE, Yew and Osage I hoped. Shoots fast, takes almost no set. Good deal.
In my laminates it worked great for lower weight bows but always frets in weights above 40+. So finally no approval for my laminates . When selling bows only bomb proof material is good enough. I wonder if hop hornbeam is tougher....
Jim Davis:
To avoid fretting, go wider and thinner.
simk:
--- Quote from: Jim Davis on March 12, 2026, 11:24:24 pm ---To avoid fretting, go wider and thinner.
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sure. I can make a bow from any wood. but not the bow I want in this case :)
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