Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Taxus brevifolia on April 14, 2018, 08:44:53 pm
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Couple decent branches, a small but straight tree, and a beautiful straight tree so big I had to split it right there, and could still barely carry the half-logs out.
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The larger tree was one of a triple, and the others are also decent candidates for stave material, but I'm not greedy
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I'm sure a couple good bows at least will be found lurking within
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Nice haul!
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I thought Taxus brevifolia was Pacific Yew, not a Juniper.
Anyways, nice haul either way. :)
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Oops. I just realized Taxus brevifolia is your handle, not the wood you harvested.
Well I feel like an a$% :D
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Is this Western Juniper? I can't see any heart wood differentiation like you'd normally see in most species of Juniper. Totally jealous...
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Ya I'm grateful every day I wake up, so fortunate to live where I do. I've not only got plentiful yew in my area, but friends and family who are landowners who allow me to harvest bow wood. Juniper is available to me any time I want to drive a couple hours, and next I'll be focusing on vine maple. (Now that I know vine maple from big-leaf lol)
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What area are you from? It sounds pretty similar to the area I live. I'm surrounded by miles of juniper and about 2 hours from yew and vine maple. Just cut the straightest juniper Easter weekend, 100" long with 2 knots and split as straight as I've ever seen.
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Very nice! Sounds like I go to your neck of the woods for juniper, you come to mine for yew
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Need help? Only about a 2day drive! >:D
Limbit, when are you going to be stateside again?
Hawkdancer
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I was supposed to come back in July for a month, but no funds for a ticket this year. I am building a home at the moment and most of my time and money is going into that. You locate any good juniper in CO?
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Haven't had much chance to look, but I have had some problems with my hip that slowed me down for cruising timber. Hopefully be able to get out next month. Should be better weather, too!
Hawkdancer