Toxn 1,474 Posted October 1, 2020 Report Share Posted October 1, 2020 I can't remember if I've posted these already. Still good though... Donward 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Toxn 1,474 Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 This has basically been my experience making bows, but red oak is an exotic luxury wood. Jeeps_Guns_Tanks 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Toxn 1,474 Posted March 21 Report Share Posted March 21 While I'm bitching: I finally managed to get a long, straight piece of red karee (a local hardwood), split it and discovered that, for some reason, the grain runs in a spiral. This is apparently a thing with some trees. Which was a disappointment, given that I've been waiting on that particular tree to offer up a suitable limb for years now. All of which makes me think that part of the reason for the circular-section tropical longbow might be that there's no point trying to follow grain boundaries when they wrap around the damn log. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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