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The Gopher
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« on: January 28, 2010, 03:49:45 PM »
Chad tipped me off to this at the rabbit hunt, i checked at my local Fleet Farm and was pleasantly suprised. They now carry: white ash, Cherry, hickory, red oak, white oak, maple, and walnut! I was most interested in the hickory and found a nice thick ringed board about 3/4" thick by about 7" wide and approximatly 7 feet long, cost about 6.50! i bought is for backing strips but i should be able to get a nice selfbow out of it too plus several backing strips. even better is that there is a fleet farm about a mile form my house and another one close to my work  Grin
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« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2010, 04:06:38 PM »
Nice, how did the Cherry and Walnut look?  Have a couple projects I want to start and am looking for lumber. 
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« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2010, 04:17:33 PM »
i didn't look too closely at those, the cherry i saw had a lot of figure though, if thats what you're looking for.
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« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2010, 04:37:03 PM »
Yep, need to make a display case so Figured Cherry will work well.  Some walnut for a case I plan on making for some other hunting equipment.   Looks like a trip to Fleet Farm after work tonight.
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« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2010, 09:35:55 AM »
The white ash is 2.11 per board foot, which is the cheapest.  Red oak, maple and Hickory are around 3 dollars a BF.  Cherry is 4.00 something and Walnut 5.00 something.  The stuff here in town is of good quality.  Chad
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« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2010, 11:35:55 AM »
Board selection tips--wood for a board bow

What do I look for when looking for a suitable board for making a board bow?

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« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2010, 08:59:06 PM »
grain lines need to run parallel to the edges on the back and the sides. if you find a board like this you are well on your way. it doesn't matter if the board is plain sawn, quarter sawn, or edge sawn, they will all make a board bow if the grain runs straight on the back and sides.
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« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2011, 09:11:55 AM »
Menards now carries Hickory as well, and it is pretty nice looking. I picked up a board for a D-bow the other day for jsut a couple bucks when they were on sale. Just remember to look for grain lines that run parallel on the back and sides and you will have a winner, especially with hickory. By far the easiest to build a board bow with, in my opinion.
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