question about limb woods from the sawmill

[Scott Beitzel]

i have a buddie that has a kiln service and i can get dry wood from him at a good price but i'm not really sure what woods to put together to make limbs for my take down .

could i use like walnut and hard maple
or should it be more like hickery and maple or the walnut .
i hate to ask i guess a dumb question when i could just order the laminations but right now my moneys got a little to tight for that so i have to do my own  or try.

i have made one long bow and thought i could make the limbs for this takedown the same way they would just be shorter .

any help would be apprec. thanks .

Scott

[stickmonkey]

I use kiln dried woods from my local sawmill to make oaks from. Hickory cherry and walnut. Never had any problems and am very glad because his prices are extremely sweet.  I pay attention to the grain and width of my boards so I can maximize the number of lake and the amount that is left over.

[howdydoit]

I have a place I can buy wood from her in lebanon too. The problem is I dont know how to ask for the wood to be cut.

Im not sure everything is plain cut or what. What should I ask for?

[hova]

what do you mean "maximize the number of lake"


you mean youre using plainsawn?

-hov

[howdydoit]

Originally posted by hova:
you mean youre using plainsawn?

-hov

NO I believe that is what they have onhand.  Im just not sure what I should be asking for. Rift, plain? Just not sure..

[okie64]

Plain sawn works fine and its easier to read the grain on I think. Quarter sawn lumber costs more and really isnt any better. The higher cost on quarter sawn is because they have to flip the log every time it comes out of the saw and theres more waste. The side of a thin plainsawn board can be looked at as the same thing as quartersawn.