I do NOT do custom orders on vine maple, you will just have to wait for a piece that suites you….I have done custom orders in the past, and I plain hate it….what you request is not always possible to find.Īny other questions please email….remember this is a side hobby for me….I do run a full time pest control company, and time is not my best friend especially during the summer. Most of my flat bows are spliced at the handle, and sometimes I add figured woods to the handle area. In native stands vine maple commonly occurs with bigleaf maple, Douglas-fir, western hemlock, grand fir, and Pacific dogwood, with sword fern underneath. Now the flat bows I sell move little if at all, and seem to be very stable. Vine maple flourishs as an understory tree in moist woods with dappled shade and along stream banks. It can also be found growing in pockets along the east slope of. There could be some movement while tillering, but not much from my experience, easily steamed, or my choice of bending by “MICROWAVED” (I will do a video showing how I use the microwave, and link it to my website) Vine Maple occurs primarily west of the Cascades in at elevations from sea level to 4,500 feet. “D” BOWS SHOULD BE MARKED on the stave BACK and BELLY. Vine maple is one of the most twisted woods you can use, and is tough as nails. Now what John didn’t tell you is how hard it is to find the stave he speaks of, and how many vines you would have to split to come up with this golden goose. ….given correct design, and a good tillering job. So, what do we call this wood? I call it good useable, and a lot of times exceptional wood that will throw an arrow just as fast and accurate as any other wood… So what is the one thing I disagree with? Well, as you can see in my pictures of vine maple, not all vine maple grows with a hoop looking growth, in fact where I cut my maple it can grows straight up, there is no tension side, and no compression side. splitting the log/vine and keeping the skyward facing piece would result in a nice reflex stave, and for the most part he is without a doubt correct. They naturally grow in the margins of the forest to deeper shade. Acer circinatum, the vine maple, is a species of maple native to western North America. They prefer dappled sunlight in the summer. Try the same techniques, but a few words of caution. ![]() These are the closest relatives to Japanese Maples outside of Japan. For a person looking for a high reflex stave…. Lastly, I would like to mention our own native Vine Maple. Vine maple (Acer circinatum, Pursh) is a small, irregularly shaped vine-like tree or shrub commonly found in Pacific Northwest coastal forests. Starting at the trunk, and growing upward, then bending back toward the ground. John claimed the best vine maple comes from vines that are bent over, or creating a hoop of sorts. ![]() Years ago a very talented bowyer by the name of John Strunk made a claim about vine maple that is true in every way…….except one. ***Please read all of this before making a purchase***
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