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I have a mulberry tree if that helps. It's a %@*&$ tree.
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GasGuzzler wrote:I have a mulberry tree if that helps. It's a %@*&$ tree.
I was going to make the same offer. The things has got to go just not sure how or when.

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Re: Bow building

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GasGuzzler, I think shipping a tree or even a stave from TX might be out of my expense range. However, I have met a few bowyers from TX, I'm not sure of what part of TX. If its a good straight tree and they're close enough, they might remove it for you.

Ohio3wheeler, Dayton, is at most 3 hours from me. And, I do have relatives there that I haven't visited in about 5 hours.

Both of you, If you could post pictures of the trees, especially how the bark grain goes up the tree, I could get a pretty good idea if they are bow canidates.
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It's on the other side of my fence but the fence is inside my survey....and the other house is a rental SO ... I maintain the tree (pay to have it cut back).

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It's a PEE OH ESS tree IMO. Shades my big Crepe Mytle to death as well as my rose bushes and herb garden. It's branches break off and fall in my yard. It's pushing my (their) fence down.
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