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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: mox1968 on January 27, 2010, 07:38:43 am

Title: holly or rhodedendron
Post by: mox1968 on January 27, 2010, 07:38:43 am

has any one tried holly or rhodedendron as bow wood there is a lot around where i live with some thick straight sections big enough to try??

Title: Re: holly or rhodedendron
Post by: broad_head on January 27, 2010, 07:58:23 am

Hi
    A bow making friend of mine has just made a Rhodedendron bow. He seemed to be impressed with the woods
 qualities for bow making. One more wood type to add to my list for future projects!
                                Peter (UK)

Title: Re: holly or rhodedendron
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on January 27, 2010, 11:31:29 am

I have done holly, acts like a very pliable maple, it works and i made a pretty bow from it but its tough to get any weight from it and not really worth a lot of time.   but give it a try, never hurts to try new things, maybe yours would work better that mine.  just keep it wide and flat and you should be fine

Title: Re: holly or rhodedendron
Post by: mox1968 on January 28, 2010, 09:03:55 am

ok thanks for that will cut some and split it for the moment and see what can be done with it.