| From: fdp
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| Date: 25-Oct-19 |
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Ryan Gill would be the man to ask. I think he tried them all. There may be someone else but I don't know who it would be.
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| From: PEARL DRUMS
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| Date: 28-Oct-19 |
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I've never heard of it being used. Not saying it hasn't been done or can possibly be done. But what I've found after many years in the business is that if it isn't getting used after 15,000 years it is for good reason. Simply making a bow and making a good bow are entirely different.
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| From: 4nolz@work
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| Date: 28-Oct-19 |
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Maybe pm LiquidAmber
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| From: RonG
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| Date: 28-Oct-19 |
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Old Buck, I have lived here in central Florida over 60 years and never heard of anyone using it. I may have to contact one of my old Seminole friends and ask him.
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| From: George Tsoukalas
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| Date: 28-Oct-19 |
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I checked Tim Baker's list of bow woods. It is not even listed as a non bow wood.
I've never used it so I can't say.
I went through a stage where I made bows out of lots of woods most of which were the usual ones some where not so usual like Austalian Pine.
Jawge
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| From: fdp
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| Date: 28-Oct-19 |
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White Mangrove could be a regional name. Ryan is in Florida. Either he or the Seminole man that RonG mentioned would probably be the best source I think.
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| From: Jim Davis
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| Date: 29-Oct-19 |
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This may be some encouragement, though it's Fijian mangrove.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJHDQ9lDD6w
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| From: fdp
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| Date: 29-Oct-19 |
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Kind of tough to find information on the White Mangrove specifically. (I'm kind of a wood nerd so I had to look).
According to the University of Florida the White Mangrove "produces a hard, strong wood that was traditionally used for lumber. These trees were also used for fuel and a source of chemicals for tanning leather'. So it may have some value as a bow wood.
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| From: soldier
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| Date: 29-Oct-19 |
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Ryan, did a article in Primative Hunter magazine several years ago about his quest for a certain bow wood in FL. He has a Facebook page and a website ( gillsprimativearchery ) if memeory serves he tried lots of local woods in his quest.
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| From: RonG
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| Date: 29-Oct-19 |
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Bob My friend passed and I wasn't notified, bummer, I will see if I can find out about the mangrove wood, we sure have plenty of it.
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| From: RonG
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| Date: 29-Oct-19 |
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Bob, this is the best I have found.
Some primitive islander bows were made from red mangrove root, white mangrove tends to take set fairly intensely, which means the more you draw it back, the more D shaped it becomes and as this occurs you will lose poundage.
White Mangrove is used primarily for tool handles.
Hope this helps.
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