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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bubby on March 22, 2011, 08:25:17 pm

Title: can you ID this wood?
Post by: bubby on March 22, 2011, 08:25:17 pm

I cut this during deer season, it had leaves like a maple but all the trees were small diameter like this one, the first one I split with a machete and a hammer and it split like a corkscrew so I cut this one on the bandsaw, gonna try and make a little horse bow with it thank's, Bub(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/handpad001-8.jpg)
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Title: Re: can you ID this wood?
Post by: nclonghunter on March 22, 2011, 08:43:49 pm

My guess is Striped Maple...

Title: Re: can you ID this wood?
Post by: Dauntless on March 22, 2011, 10:38:51 pm

Mine too.

Title: Re: can you ID this wood?
Post by: toomanyknots on March 23, 2011, 12:37:58 am

Did it just dry like that or did you dry it bend it or let it dry in a forum?

Title: Re: can you ID this wood?
Post by: avcase on March 23, 2011, 04:19:06 am

There is another Maple that goes by the common name "David's Maple" that has bark that looks similar to that.  It is a nice looking tree in the summer or winter.
-Alan

Title: Re: can you ID this wood?
Post by: bubby on March 23, 2011, 07:18:36 am

toomantnots, I tied down the center and put some blocks under the limbs where I wanted them and tied the ends down, figured on putting 1 or 2 layers of sinew on it an see what I can get, Bub

Title: Re: can you ID this wood?
Post by: crooketarrow on March 23, 2011, 09:53:57 am

    Looks good I learned a long time ago and but reflex in all of my staves like that. I think it's way better than heating your reflex in. Very few people do it like this for some reason.
 Looks like striped maple to me also.

Title: Re: can you ID this wood?
Post by: bubby on March 23, 2011, 04:30:36 pm

so if this is striped maple, is it a good bow wood like hard maple?

Title: Re: can you ID this wood?
Post by: Pat B on March 23, 2011, 05:31:59 pm

Stripped maple(moose wood) is pretty weak and probably not good for bows. I have heard of folks making arrows from it though.

Title: Re: can you ID this wood?
Post by: barebo on March 23, 2011, 06:57:35 pm

There was a guy named Val that gave me 2 staves of Striped Maple. It is physically very light , but has amazing elasticity. I made some great bows from it. Basically the same size as you've pictured here. I kept the limbs wide for most of the length and tapered the last 8" or so. What will it hurt to try - you may be surprised.

Title: Re: can you ID this wood?
Post by: bubby on March 23, 2011, 07:02:11 pm

barebo that's kinda what I was thinking, worst case it blows, or maybe a kids bow or blind bow, we will find out, Bub

Title: Re: can you ID this wood?
Post by: bucksbuoy on March 24, 2011, 01:04:57 pm

yeah looks like moose. i cut one down too and then realized what it was. guessing your in the north east?

Title: Re: can you ID this wood?
Post by: bubby on March 25, 2011, 07:23:32 am

nope, northern california bucksbouy