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Offline huntertrapper

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Maple
« on: February 03, 2008, 03:41:37 pm »
Does maple make a good bow wood.
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Offline Kegan

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Re: Maple
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2008, 03:47:11 pm »
Yup- vine maple and rock maples make excellent bows, and even some of the poorer ones can make good backed bows. Most maples are good in compression.
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Re: Maple
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2008, 03:57:54 pm »
I think Norway will also be fine unbacked and I would hesitate to use red maple unbacked either.
Hard(Rock) is definately good.
Your softer maples just need to be a little wider.
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Offline Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive

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Re: Maple
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2008, 04:38:36 pm »
sugar maple is good too.
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Offline DanaM

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Re: Maple
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2008, 05:06:09 pm »
Sugar, hard, and rock are all the same
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Re: Maple
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2008, 07:50:13 pm »
different places, different names i guess. i always wondered where i could get rock maple...turns out I have it all along....in the same wood
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Offline venisonburger

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Re: Maple
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2008, 07:55:27 pm »
Yup! my wood of choice, hard maple!
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Re: Maple
« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2008, 11:29:26 pm »
I have used Hard Rock....Silver...Vine and Birdseye Maple....and I have never been disappointed with one of them....they all made great Bow Woods
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Offline huntertrapper

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Re: Maple
« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2008, 11:34:19 pm »
sugar maple is good? the kind you get sap out of for a strong bow?
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Offline DanaM

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Re: Maple
« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2008, 08:30:49 am »
yes huntertrapper sugar maple is good.
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Offline Badger

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Re: Maple
« Reply #10 on: February 04, 2008, 09:39:45 am »
     Maple has always been one of my favorites. Seems like I can get consistently good bows from it. Steve
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Re: Maple
« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2008, 09:54:17 am »
excellent arrow wood also. grain weight and spine can vary a lot in most woods. maple is very consistent
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Maple
« Reply #12 on: February 04, 2008, 11:13:33 am »
Yes, it is good. I haven't built that many from it but I'v used maple boards and red maple. Jawge
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Offline snedeker

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Re: Maple
« Reply #13 on: February 04, 2008, 11:22:53 am »
I have a Norway maple almost done.  Surprised me how good it is.

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Offline adb

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Re: Maple
« Reply #14 on: February 04, 2008, 12:39:29 pm »
Maple is awesome bow wood. Keep it a bit wider. I have made maple selfbows, but I usually back it with hickory. It's a very patriotic wood for us Canadians, considering the maple leaf is on our flag!!
I know everyone has seen these before, but they're both maple Holmies. One is backed with hickory, and the other is a selfbow.

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