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<DIV>In a message dated 10/3/2005 3:27:04 PM Central Standard Time,
davidsbox01@yahoo.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>Was asked of me the other day to make a handbow but use aspen as the
wood. Anyone ever used aspen - if so did it work? thoughts on it etc?</DIV>
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<DIV>I have been using oak, hickory and pacific yew (TG for friends in oregon)
to great success but have never heard of aspen being used. </DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks</DIV>
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<DIV>Ulrich</DIV>
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<DIV>It could be done, but I wouldn't attempt it, aspen is fairly brittle, with
a tendency to snap under very little weight. Only bow style I could think of
that might work with aspen is a so called "paddle bow", i.e., very wide limbs.
So my answer would be, unless they just want to hang it on the wall for
decoration, skip the aspen, and the headache.</DIV>
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<DIV>Cheers,</DIV>
<DIV>Robert of Yorkshire</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>