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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Stretch on June 11, 2011, 08:08:32 pm

Title: Holly as a bow wood?
Post by: Stretch on June 11, 2011, 08:08:32 pm

I cut a small holly tree yesterday (about 7' long and 4" at the narrow end)  and was wondering if it's worth keeping as a potential bow or if I should just buck it up and throw it on the wood pile.  What say ye experienced bowyers? 

Title: Re: Holly as a bow wood?
Post by: hillbilly61 on June 12, 2011, 10:33:45 am

 TBB4 says the American Holly has a SG of.56 And the European type has a SG of .68 Don't know any other details or characteristics. I would say try it since you already have it cut ;)

Title: Re: Holly as a bow wood?
Post by: CraigMBeckett on June 12, 2011, 10:40:42 am

As hillbilly61  suggests as you have cut it why not try it.

Craig.

Title: Re: Holly as a bow wood?
Post by: dwardo on June 12, 2011, 06:41:43 pm

I have rescued a few staves from tree cutters and all of them had prop twist of about 180deg within a 1 ft section, dont mind steaming a bit out but they were all awful.

Title: Re: Holly as a bow wood?
Post by: Stretch on June 12, 2011, 06:53:36 pm

Allright.  I'll let it cure for a while and then see how it goes.  If worst comes to worst it'll burn as well shaped like a bow as it will shaped like a log.   ;)

Title: Re: Holly as a bow wood?
Post by: sucra on July 06, 2011, 07:10:13 am

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,22790.0.html

sucra