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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: neuse on October 09, 2022, 08:12:37 am

Title: Honey Locust
Post by: neuse on October 09, 2022, 08:12:37 am

I cut a piece of Honey Locust the other day, not for a bow. This stuff is very heavy and dense.

There is another tree in the same location that is bigger, I think I will cut that for a bow.
It seems like it would make a good white wood bow.

Title: Re: Honey Locust
Post by: Pat B on October 09, 2022, 10:15:27 am

I've never used honey locust for bows but from what I've heard it's a marginal bow wood. If you have other more proven bow woods available I would go this that.

Title: Re: Honey Locust
Post by: Chumash on October 09, 2022, 02:42:44 pm

 May be the thornes are good for arrow points?

Title: Re: Honey Locust
Post by: bradsmith2010 on October 09, 2022, 09:44:29 pm

I have heard same as Pat,, maybe very wide and long would work,,,,

Title: Re: Honey Locust
Post by: neuse on October 10, 2022, 08:13:54 am

Ok, I am not going to mess with it then.

Title: Re: Honey Locust
Post by: Happy Grandpa on October 15, 2022, 01:00:06 am

Here is an old honey locust bow article. We have a lot of honey locust trees around and it's on my list to try it sometime. Our trees don't have the thorns.
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php?topic=4510.0