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Offline Jmilbrandt

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Sonoran oak bow
« on: October 22, 2009, 07:13:42 pm »
This is a bow I have had for a while, it's made from a local bush called sonoran scrub oak. This wood has some very cool sap and heartwood and is harder then osage my tests show over .90 sg. I made this bow just to see how well this wood would make a bow. It is 66" ttt 1" 1/4 wide at the fades with a heavily rounded belly and pulls 60# at 28". It's not all that well made I just kind of threw it together as an experiment the tiller is off and the handle is pretty long, I was just in a hurry to make a bow from it. Figured I might as well post it because it is a wood I've never really heard of anyone using before.

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Offline Jmilbrandt

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Re: Sonoran oak bow
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2009, 07:15:28 pm »
Some more pics. ;D

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Offline Jmilbrandt

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Re: Sonoran oak bow
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2009, 07:19:18 pm »
Oh I forgot it was reflexed about an inch and has taken about an inch and a quarter string follow.
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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: Sonoran oak bow
« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2009, 07:20:50 pm »
It looks good. I love the grain on scrub oak.  

I just cut a couple more logs over the weekend. I also cut some oneseed juniper while I was at it.  ;)
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Offline Jmilbrandt

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Re: Sonoran oak bow
« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2009, 07:29:33 pm »
I knew you made at least one bow from the stuff. Have you had a whole lot of luck with it? I need to get out there and cut some more. :)
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Offline Keenan

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Re: Sonoran oak bow
« Reply #5 on: October 22, 2009, 07:31:31 pm »
Looks great . Tiller looks right on
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Offline Dano

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Re: Sonoran oak bow
« Reply #6 on: October 22, 2009, 07:36:38 pm »
Great looking bow, are you finding the scrub oak along the river?
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Sonoran oak bow
« Reply #7 on: October 22, 2009, 07:58:53 pm »
Nice bow.  The grain looks like a white oak. Do the leaves have rounded or pointed lobes?
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Re: Sonoran oak bow
« Reply #8 on: October 22, 2009, 09:00:55 pm »
 looks like it would make an interesting bow. The grain looks like our scrub oak. Does it have little, curled up, boat shaped leaves?
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Sonoran oak bow
« Reply #9 on: October 22, 2009, 09:41:59 pm »
Congratulations! Tiller is excellent. Jawge
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Offline gmc

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Re: Sonoran oak bow
« Reply #10 on: October 22, 2009, 11:13:11 pm »
Very nice bow and sweet tiller.
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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: Sonoran oak bow
« Reply #11 on: October 22, 2009, 11:52:20 pm »
Quote from: Dano on October 22, 2009, 07:36:38 pm
Great looking bow, are you finding the scrub oak along the river?
Dano, it is the brushy looking oak that lives on the mountains.
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Offline sweeney3

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Re: Sonoran oak bow
« Reply #12 on: October 23, 2009, 12:24:20 am »
Holy cow!  That is neat looking wood.  I like it.  Nice looking bow. 
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Offline Jmilbrandt

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Re: Sonoran oak bow
« Reply #13 on: October 23, 2009, 03:02:41 am »
Like Justin said it's a big bush thing I've found it in the hills out in the desert biggest one I've seen was maybe ten feet tall. It's got sharp spiny leaves, I'll just post some pics.
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Offline Jmilbrandt

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Re: Sonoran oak bow
« Reply #14 on: October 23, 2009, 03:07:44 am »
Ok here are some pictures of sonoran scrub oak and the kind of country I've found it in.

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