Title: Stave wood choices for the west
Post by: twitchstick on December 10, 2009, 08:03:00 PM
Post by: twitchstick on December 10, 2009, 08:03:00 PM
l was looking for what types of woods I can use for staves that are esay to find in the west. I am going to start on a board bow for my frist, but I want to start to harvest some staves this winter for later use.
Title: Re: Stave wood choices for the west
Post by: Osagetree on December 10, 2009, 10:03:00 PM
Post by: Osagetree on December 10, 2009, 10:03:00 PM
OSAGE!
Title: Re: Stave wood choices for the west
Post by: Dano on December 10, 2009, 10:35:00 PM
Post by: Dano on December 10, 2009, 10:35:00 PM
Plenty of Mesquite, no osage !["[dntthnk]"]("graemlins/dntthnk.gif" "\"\"")
Title: Re: Stave wood choices for the west
Post by: bubby on December 10, 2009, 10:37:00 PM
Post by: bubby on December 10, 2009, 10:37:00 PM
juniper, yew, mulberry, cherry and other fruit trees, just for starter's. osage is a pretty tough find out here
Title: Re: Stave wood choices for the west
Post by: broken bow on December 13, 2009, 11:23:00 PM
Post by: broken bow on December 13, 2009, 11:23:00 PM
anyone ever try chokecherry
Title: Re: Stave wood choices for the west
Post by: Mark Baker on December 14, 2009, 09:19:00 PM
Post by: Mark Baker on December 14, 2009, 09:19:00 PM
Chokecherry can make a good bow. Also don't forget vine maple if you have access to it. Another good one is serviceberry.