Hi All
Many commercially produced bows are made out of exotic hardwood which is hard to come by, and very expensive.
So I was wondering. Which wood available in the UK would make a good bow?
Looking at UK timber suppliers the wood available tends to be the list below. Which of these would make good Back/middle/Belly wood for a bow?
Alder
Ash
Beech
Birch
Spalted Beech
Cedar of Lebanon
Cherry
Elm
Larch
Lime
Oak (British)
Brown Oak
Red Oak
Holm Oak
Pippy Oak
Burr Oak
Sweet Chestnut
Sycamore
Walnut
Sapele
Iroko
Dark red meranti
Idigbo
Southern yellow pine
Keruing
I must admit there are a few woods I've never even heard of (but then I'm no expert on wood)
Any help gratefully received
Regards
Osprey
Many commercially produced bows are made out of exotic hardwood which is hard to come by, and very expensive.
So I was wondering. Which wood available in the UK would make a good bow?
Looking at UK timber suppliers the wood available tends to be the list below. Which of these would make good Back/middle/Belly wood for a bow?
Alder
Ash
Beech
Birch
Spalted Beech
Cedar of Lebanon
Cherry
Elm
Larch
Lime
Oak (British)
Brown Oak
Red Oak
Holm Oak
Pippy Oak
Burr Oak
Sweet Chestnut
Sycamore
Walnut
Sapele
Iroko
Dark red meranti
Idigbo
Southern yellow pine
Keruing
I must admit there are a few woods I've never even heard of (but then I'm no expert on wood)
Any help gratefully received
Regards
Osprey