I live in MN. My best friend lives here and also has a place in Arkansas. He has some trees called "crepe myrtle" down south.
I did a search and it seems as though this is a good wood for a stave/self bow. I was wondering if this is completely different than the myrtle I keep seeing as veneers and handles in composite bows? He is willing to cut some for me to mill into lumber if I want it. Is it worth his/my time?
Thanks for your help.
its prolly junk, but send me some test pieces, i will check it out for you- say about half a dozen staves, and enough for 8 or 9 glass bows.
will pm you my address- if you pay the shipping! :D
i believe its a good bow wood- from all i have read!
Crepe Myrtle is genus Lagestroemia a group of plants native to India and grown in subtropical places around the world (like the American South).
Southern Crepe Myrtle should make a good bow-wood. It's a bit harder than Cherry.
Myrtle either genus Myrtus native to the Mediterranean or genusUmbellularia of California and the PNW a.k.a California Bay or California Laurel.
Some excellent self bows have been made from Crepe Myrtle. It is real snappy and is best if you keep it short, from what I have heard. I have a self bow in the works and some staves I plan to mill into lams.
I've heard CM makes very good bows. The first I saw was a few years ago a guy that went by Thimo. He was making 90#+ longbows with CM.
Thanks guys. Anybody know what the grain looks like?
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