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Title: High quality hickory stave wanted
Post by: JW_Halverson on July 29, 2016, 06:27:39 pm

I got a cop nagging me to teach him how to build a bow.  The guy has crazy woodworking skills along the lines of the carvings that Ruddy Darter has been taunting us with.  I have no doubt his first will exceed my latest but I still wanna use hickory due to it's indestructibility and love of low humidity climates.  I also don't wanna have him worry about pin knots and character grain that is in so much osage these days, though Lord knows this guy will prolly cut a swath thru osage country when he gets his wheels turning!!!

He says he has been talking with other fellow boys in blue and about a dozen wanna make bows too, so this might get out of hand fast! 

LOL, anyone got a stash of pipe straight hickory they wanna work a deal over?

Title: Re: High quality hickory stave wanted
Post by: sleek on July 29, 2016, 07:44:45 pm

Gotcha covered jw.

Title: Re: High quality hickory stave wanted
Post by: mullet on July 29, 2016, 09:45:12 pm

Wow, JW, you can start your very own blue tribe.

Title: Re: High quality hickory stave wanted
Post by: sleek on July 29, 2016, 11:00:06 pm

(http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i411/rocketernally/20160729_220447_zpsoclq3xza.jpg) (http://s1092.photobucket.com/user/rocketernally/media/20160729_220447_zpsoclq3xza.jpg.html)


I think about half this is hickory the other half is elm. I can dig through it better if you are interested.

Title: Re: High quality hickory stave wanted
Post by: BowEd on July 30, 2016, 08:49:30 am

I've always got hickory here.Most are pipe straight.Some violated on the back and some not.Let me know how your doing with it.

Title: Re: High quality hickory stave wanted
Post by: JW_Halverson on July 30, 2016, 12:11:18 pm

Thanks, I am working on getting the guys to firm up their plans to do this.  Hope to have some firm numbers in a few days.

Title: Re: High quality hickory stave wanted
Post by: Oglala Bowyer on August 02, 2016, 08:03:38 am

Sounds like fun. Hey, can I wood a wood with ya'll?  8)

Title: Re: High quality hickory stave wanted
Post by: MWirwicki on August 02, 2016, 09:58:37 am

JW, if you don't get enough I have some I'll send ya.

Title: Re: High quality hickory stave wanted
Post by: JW_Halverson on August 02, 2016, 12:10:38 pm

Quote from: Oglala Bowyer on August 02, 2016, 08:03:38 am

Sounds like fun. Hey, can I wood a wood with ya'll?  8)

Sir, you are always welcome to anything in my woodpile, small as it is.