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Title: are these good bow woods?
Post by: $bowhunter$ on March 19, 2012, 10:44:00 PM
ive had these laying around for fence posts for a year now, im honestly not sure what type of trees these are so i figured id ask on here. would any of these trees make a nice selfbow? this will be my first attempt. these are some pics of the 3 trees.   (http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa402/123bowhunter123/ff1f19e8.jpg)
(http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa402/123bowhunter123/19c73234.jpg)
(http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa402/123bowhunter123/35e73db5.jpg)
(http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa402/123bowhunter123/02264dca.jpg)
(http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa402/123bowhunter123/ef5a86b8.jpg)
thanks for looking and all the help.


steven
Title: Re: are these good bow woods?
Post by: Pat B on March 20, 2012, 12:47:00 AM
Looks like you have one of the red oaks,a cherry and a locust. IMO the locust is the only one I'd mess with for bows after they have been laying around for a year.