Tropical wood?

Cuban Missile · November 14, 2010, 04:59:00 PM

Hey guys, im relatively new here but anyways I have moved down to costa rica for 4 months and i am missing my bow like crazy! I was wondering if anyone knew of any good tropical wood for bows. There has to be! Thanks!

Chris Grimbowyer · November 14, 2010, 05:01:00 PM

Lemonwood

Don Stokes · November 14, 2010, 05:12:00 PM

Also called Degame.

rainman · November 14, 2010, 07:03:00 PM

Coco Bola, snakewood, greenwood, common names may be different in Costa Rica

Danny Rowan · November 14, 2010, 07:38:00 PM

I think what he is looking for is a type of wood to make a selfbow, if so guava is one that makes a great selfbow. Other than that I have no idea.

Pat B · November 14, 2010, 10:35:00 PM

Danny is right! I have made a few bows from strawberry guava and it is an exceptional bow wood.

Cuban Missile · November 15, 2010, 04:16:00 PM

Thanks Guys! I'm off to search for a guava trees.

Pat B. what should I use sap, heart or both? Also what would be best for the belly.

I'm sure my questions are showing my ignorance, but at this moment I DON'T CARE I JUST NEED A BOW!

Thanks again!

Pat B · November 15, 2010, 04:48:00 PM

My guava stave came from Hawaii and had been reduced to save on shipping. It looked to me like guava is like a whitewood and the wood right under the bark is your bows back. I made both a flat bow and an ELB style bow, both worked well. Guava seems to like a rounded belly like osage or ipe.