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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bootboy on November 20, 2007, 02:37:27 pm

Title: went for a walk.
Post by: bootboy on November 20, 2007, 02:37:27 pm

I went a walk today, and i found a nice oak tree, I cut it, and chopped into 6' lengths walked it home.
I noticed something that is very new to me. Oak have a lighter sapwood. I thought it was all the same colour. Is this a different oak?
I think this is black oak, and i dont know what I usually had before maybe white?

Is this normal? Or do i have some super cool new bow wood hahaha

Title: Re: went for a walk.
Post by: richpierce on November 20, 2007, 02:50:01 pm

I don't know if that is sapwood.  I think it's just not heartwood, which is darker, more reddish, normally.

Title: Re: went for a walk.
Post by: RidgeRunner on November 20, 2007, 03:05:12 pm

It may be Black Oak.
As far as I know all of the Oaks in the "Red Oak" family have a darker reddish colored heartwood.

David

Title: Re: went for a walk.
Post by: bootboy on November 20, 2007, 03:12:32 pm

would anyone know if there is a drastic difference in the proformance of the sap/heart wood

Title: Re: went for a walk.
Post by: George Tsoukalas on November 20, 2007, 06:15:45 pm

I've used red and white oak and sapwood or heartwood doesn't matter. No need to chase a heartwood ring. Jawge

Title: Re: went for a walk.
Post by: bootboy on November 20, 2007, 06:19:38 pm

Thanks jawge thats exactly what I thought the case was.