What's this white wood?

Started by BenBow, April 18, 2017, 06:02:00 PM

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BenBow

I've dropped this tree since it's encroaching on our leach field. It is more of a weed though. There are two others left and I wish I could take them down too. This tree produces BB sized berries in the fall that the Robin's eat and redeposit in the spring. So they come up all over like Chinese elm. Seems heavy and hard so don't know if it would work for bow wood. Any ideas on what it is? It's nothing I'm familiar with.
 
But his bow will remain steady, and his hands will be skillful; because of the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,  (Genesis 49:24 [NETfree])

scrub-buster

Looks like hackberry to me.  It's a good bow wood.  Steam bends very well.
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mwosborn

Yep, looks like hackberry. There are a couple of species - not sure what you have.  One of the best white woods for making bows IMO.

I have also purchased "sugarberry" (one of the hackberry species) lams from Troy at the wood gallery that worked well in glass bows.

Better save some!
Enjoy the hunt!  - Mitch

BenBow

Hmm those other two look like they need triming
But his bow will remain steady, and his hands will be skillful; because of the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,  (Genesis 49:24 [NETfree])

monterey

Hmmmmmm...  Those billets look a little short.   :biglaugh:
Monterey

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Mad Max

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BenBow

They're Roy size now. He'll make a 10 splice bow just to show he can   :)
But his bow will remain steady, and his hands will be skillful; because of the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,  (Genesis 49:24 [NETfree])

Roy from Pa

I'll need to plug some numbers into my computer digital stacker program and make a chart to fugger out what stack I need, them program my cnc machine...    :laughing:

BenBow

CNC = CROTCHETY NORTHERN CITIZEN   :laughing:
But his bow will remain steady, and his hands will be skillful; because of the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,  (Genesis 49:24 [NETfree])

Roy from Pa

Ah, Ben.. Now I gotta add ya to the thumpin list beside McKenzie...   :)

BMorv

Yeah that's hackberry/sugarberry.  Don't park your car under one in the summer.  They mist a sap that's hell to clean off.  Had a big one in my front yard at my previous house.
Life is too short to use marginal bow wood

Troy D. Breeding

Ben, now you done gone and done it. Roy had been doing his best to be a good boy and now you have him pulling out his list again....
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BenBow

Troy he's been too nice and it's been scaring me lol
But his bow will remain steady, and his hands will be skillful; because of the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,  (Genesis 49:24 [NETfree])

RAU

I think it's hackberry as well

Mad Max

Ben
Cut them 6' long and seal the ends real good, split one time.
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