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terence pinder:
hi everyone, im a total newbie and have just finished reading all 3 tbb. in my area in saskatchewan poplar trees are abundant but i dont ever recall reading about them. i do have access to birch and maple, would these be better bow woods than poplar? ???

Pat B:
Hard(sugar) maple and birch would be better than poplar for bows. All would be good for arrows!   Pat

Coo-wah-chobee:
...Terence....Poplar will make decent huntin' bows BUt they have to be wide and long to releive the stress on the wood. Made a few in the past. Huntin' bows are different than "archery " bows. That said Rock Maple (sugar) would be easier to do as Pat said. Whatever you decide good luck and show or post, lots of help here on this forum............bob

terence pinder:
thanks guys. the maple trees in my area arent sugar maple im not quite sure what kind they are? ill have to look into it. but how long and how wide would you suggest for the poplar? and one last question what is the difference between a huntin bow and and an archery bow?

Coo-wah-chobee:
.........Huntin' bows aren't as purty  lol. Their purpose is to take game,need to be as unobtrusive as possible and don't need the refinement usually associated with archery bows. That dosent mean they should not be crafted as carefully as possiible. The popular bows I have made have been(2 as I remember) were 2.5 wide at fades tapring to 1/2" at tips, 68" ntn, pulled 52-53 lbs @ 26"and tillered to 28" for safety. I've only worked with rock maple and not others so I can't offer any opinions there.............bob

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