corkbark elm, otherwise unknown, any good?
title says it all. Is corkbark elm a good enough bow wood? There is a small infestation of it near where I live and property owners want to see it thinned. Are the larger ones greater than 8", medium...
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Dan, I haven't heard of corkbark elm, but like many here have made plenty of elm selfbows. Its strong in tension, and you can use the wood under the bark for the back of the bow or decrown it which...
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Any Elm is good for bows. There are many Elms out there called Corkybark. Dutch Elm is also called Corkybark, as is Canadian Rock Elm among others. I have made many bows out of "corkbark Elm". It is...
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Marc, did you ever establish if there was any real rock Elm where you live? There are 5 of them growing on the side of the 401 near Gananoque. Only a bowyer notices number and species at 120 kmh Pat
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PatI've pretty well given up trying to differentiate between the different species. I found one Elm last Spring growing on a hill amongst Maple and BC. It was one gnarly tree and I would be willing to...
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