Is poplar any good for bow making?
There are a few down near me and most should be nicely seasoned
thanka in advance
There are a few down near me and most should be nicely seasoned
thanka in advance
bowyers a question for you
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I wouldn't think so. Too light - too little wood in the wood.
I have heard of bows made from Willow and other similar woods, but you have to make 'em wide (3") and long so that they can take the strain.
Give it a go anyway - the worst case is that you get some tool practice and some fire wood (that is providing it doesn't snap and hit you on the head and in the rocks at the same time of course ;-).
Peter
I have heard of bows made from Willow and other similar woods, but you have to make 'em wide (3") and long so that they can take the strain.
Give it a go anyway - the worst case is that you get some tool practice and some fire wood (that is providing it doesn't snap and hit you on the head and in the rocks at the same time of course ;-).
Peter
cant go wrong with a bit of experimentation now can you
i shall liberate some in a couple of days
i shall liberate some in a couple of days
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,4553.msg63045.html
Summary is that for a bow wood it makes great arrows (and firewood) ;-)
Peter
Summary is that for a bow wood it makes great arrows (and firewood) ;-)
Peter
Sorry boss poplar is not what your looking for.
Pretty much all other woods besides maybe sycamore and lime will make a bow. There are some who will say "any wood will make a bow" and they will if your we versed and dont mind making it sixteen feet long and 2 feet wide.
If your stuck for a stave just give me a shout
Pretty much all other woods besides maybe sycamore and lime will make a bow. There are some who will say "any wood will make a bow" and they will if your we versed and dont mind making it sixteen feet long and 2 feet wide.
If your stuck for a stave just give me a shout
I've seen that happen - while really sorry for the guy whose bow had gone, I could not help but
I've seen bows made by people thinking it was elm They turned out okay but for anything above 40# they do need to be wider than is practical. This Dutch site shows bows made out of many soft woods and even a 60# bow in elder: http://home.planet.nl/~veen0804/bogen%201stuk.html
I believe that Poplar is the wood of choice for making steam tractor brake pads!! I remember from watching one of those Fred Dibnah programs. Something about the ignition point or smoke point due to friction and Poplar being the least to combust or something?
Steve.
Steve.
I don't know about bows, but Poplar is useless as firewood, Burns very cool and produces fouls smelling acrid smoke.
For a reasonable first bow I got some ash, pretty good straight grain free from knots and easy to work, not a brilliant bow but a good learning experience. now looking for another stave might try a bit of elm when I get some spare time from doing my new dormer on my house. (managed to get a few days rest by pulling a muscle trying to manouvre a fire door on my own up a narrow stairway with a winder)
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