Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: DuBois on February 26, 2016, 03:35:39 pm
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I am almost sure it s but in winter I struggle.
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looks like ash to me
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Me too. But since moving to KY from Maine, I see lots of hickory that looks like ash to me.... :-\ And we do have a few white ash, just to keep it interesting.
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Does it have borer holes in it?
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None that I can see ;D
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It looks like ash to me and it looks like the signature "D" shaped borer hole on the end left side near center..?
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No, no holes in these ;)
You must be looking at the other posting log but that one is oak or elm.
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I think its ash. If the barks pretty soft is a sure sign of ash in my opinion. Hickory is hard barked.
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Hard to find healthy Ash these days. The cut end will tell you more. Not too many woods look like Ash as far as grain and color together.
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Looks like ash to me. Hope its not green ash. Me and a buddy thought we were stave rich a couple winters ago. We cut and split about 20 staves from green ash.. little did we know. I guess its white ash ya want for bows. havent touched any of mine.
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It has the ash look, but maybe not white ash. I haven't seen a healthy ash of any variety in a long dang time. That makes me skeptical about yours being healthy and what it may be. Id like to see the end to. It will have nice bone white and light caramel colored growth.
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Looks like ash to me. Hope its not green ash. Me and a buddy thought we were stave rich a couple winters ago. We cut and split about 20 staves from green ash.. little did we know. I guess its white ash ya want for bows. havent touched any of mine.
What was the problem with Green Ash?
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It looks like white ash to me. There is still a lot of healthy white ash in minnesota.
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Get a sharp knife, cut a small 1/4" section on the end grain, shoot us a pic. I'm practicing for a wood ID event! Ash will have mostly clogged pores but some open ones especially close to the preceding ring.
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The only "ash" I know that makes a lousy bow is what americans call mountain ash, which is actually rowan and not an ash at all. Green ash should make a fine bow. It makes a nice electric guitar body as well.
I have to help my father cut a bunch of ash that's infested before the spring beetle hatch, both white and green. PA's ash is getting hammered hard by the little buggers. There will definitely be an ash shortage in our future. Here's hoping mama nature did her job and at least a few are immune to the fungus the beetles carry.
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Looks like ash to me. Hope its not green ash. Me and a buddy thought we were stave rich a couple winters ago. We cut and split about 20 staves from green ash.. little did we know. I guess its white ash ya want for bows. havent touched any of mine.
What was the problem with Green Ash?
Never used it myself. But have read many times over, in books, that white ash is the only suitable ash of the green, black and white clan.
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its ash. great going you have some wonderful wood there!
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wish I would have cut more ash trees before the emerald ash borers ate em all up. Even after I heard about them, I obviously didn't take them serious enough. There's not a single tree around worth looking at now. All dead, or dying, or gone. They're becoming a real problem along the roadways as they die.
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To be honest I haven't made a bow with any ash species other than the white, but the specs on the wood are comparable according to wood database. I know the mills around here don't separate the green from the ash when they sell it, so at least those two species are pretty similar. The green is sought after by electric guitar makers like I mentioned above, as well as basket weavers. The wood will separate into thin slats if you hammer the log before pulling the slats off. It's woven immediately while still green. There was an awesome youtube video where a guy made a really impressive basket in no time flat.
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Get a sharp knife, cut a small 1/4" section on the end grain, shoot us a pic. I'm practicing for a wood ID event! Ash will have mostly clogged pores but some open ones especially close to the preceding ring.
Here ya go, this is white ash
(http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee423/joelacefield/archery/0228161725_HDR_zpsf7srd1af.jpg) (http://s1227.photobucket.com/user/joelacefield/media/archery/0228161725_HDR_zpsf7srd1af.jpg.html)
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Great example. thanks
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White wood, ring porous, partial tyloses. Check. The more wood I can look at the better I'll do!