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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Mafort on June 16, 2019, 11:12:20 am

Title: Smooth leaf elm?
Post by: Mafort on June 16, 2019, 11:12:20 am

Any other names for this tree besides smooth leaf elm? Is t good for bows? Was thinking of doing a wide limbed and long but was wondering what everyone else thought. I understand elm can take a good deal of overstrain before it blows up

Title: Re: Smooth leaf elm?
Post by: Strichev on June 16, 2019, 11:35:12 am

Is that Ulmus minor? If so, it's  high quality wood, used for bows, gun-stocks and such. You could do an ELB out of it.

Title: Re: Smooth leaf elm?
Post by: Mafort on June 16, 2019, 12:11:43 pm

I believe it may be.

Title: Re: Smooth leaf elm?
Post by: Mafort on June 16, 2019, 12:19:18 pm

Another question I have is I have a seasoned stave of it and I didn’t pull the bark off before sealing and seasoning. So I was wondering if I left the elm inner bark on would it hurt anything when I begin tillering?

Title: Re: Smooth leaf elm?
Post by: hoosierf on June 17, 2019, 12:13:37 pm

Field Elm is its common name I believe.

Title: Re: Smooth leaf elm?
Post by: bushboy on June 18, 2019, 10:25:39 am

With white elm the inner bark can be left on and creates some interest and texture.not sure about smooth leaf,but I suspect it would be the same.