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Post by parson on Jun 1, 2011 6:47:31 GMT -5
I've read that Mulberry is a cousin to Osage. Anyone here every made a bow from it?
I have out out back, and all it seems good for is empowering the birds to bomb our vehicles!
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Post by trapperdave on Jun 1, 2011 7:12:50 GMT -5
I have not, but I know its done. as you state, its cuz with osage. do a search on it at www.primitivearcher.com for lots of info on it |
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Post by ski on Jun 1, 2011 7:18:19 GMT -5
First tree I ever cut was a Mullberry. It is a bit lighter than osage and it was easy to work. Go for it. I hate those trees... 'woody weeds'.  remember: green wood will break your heart. |
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Post by throbak on Jun 1, 2011 8:45:27 GMT -5
woody weeds in a urban setting but a great wildlife tree in the country I dont cut mulberrys on my place
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Post by scrub-buster on Jun 4, 2011 19:56:48 GMT -5
I just coppied and pasted this from the Primitive Archer website. It was posted by a very knowledgeable guy named Pat Brennan.
You should design your bow to get the best out of the charactoristics of the wood, ie. compression strengths and weaknesses as well as tension strengths and weaknesses. For example take osage and mulberry. They are closely related but osage is quite a bit stronger, but also heavier(physically) than mulberry. You can make a mulberry bow that shoots as good and as hard as an osage bow if you add about 10% to all portions of the mulberry's dimensions. By making it 10% bigger you compensate for the strengths and weaknesses plus mulberry is physically lighter so you can get faster limb recovery because ithe limbs are physically lighter in weight.
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Post by parson on Jun 5, 2011 11:45:56 GMT -5
Thanks, scrub.
I've been lurking at the PA site, reading a lot. I've also bought vol. 1 & 4 of Trad. Bowyer's Bible.
I have a maple stave drying, but my building has been boards to this point. All are around 40-45#, and that's about as heavy as I care to draw.
There's a 2" mulberry in the back yard that I'm thinking about cutting. I'll post up some pics if I pursue it.
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Post by scrub-buster on Jun 6, 2011 1:35:47 GMT -5
2" would be more of a sapling bow. I don't know much about them. I have a 3" ash log that I am saving for a rainy day.
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Post by scrub-buster on Jun 7, 2011 0:29:39 GMT -5
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