SouthernMaple
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Does anyone know if raffia works on maples?
In what manner?Does anyone know if raffia works on maples?
If you continue to bend that, the branch will split off at the crotch. Maples are notoriously weak at the crotch.i was thinking of bending this trunk more, what other ways could i use raffia?View attachment 354877
I wouldnt. The only time ive personally used rafia on deciduous is to stop swelling on trees like tridents and zelkova.i was thinking of bending this trunk more, what other ways could i use raffia?View attachment 354877
Native Americans used to use a technique to mark trails that might be of use. The would take a leather thong, bend a sapling over, and tie it down to a stake. By the time the leather rotted and broke the bend would be set. So if you see a bent over tree in the woods you know who to blame.
Sometimes this marked a path but more often it marked a source for water. The bend marked the direction in which water could be found.Native Americans used to use a technique to mark trails that might be of use. The would take a leather thong, bend a sapling over, and tie it down to a stake. By the time the leather rotted and broke the bend would be set. So if you see a bent over tree in the woods you know who to blame.
No. A bow is made from a straight piece of wood or even one with a little reverse curve. A piece of wood already curved does not have any tension and is just kindling. Of course bow making is actually much more complex than this and it is very hard work. I have been to a few workshops and made a few bows. An Osage longbow can have 20 and more hours in it easily.Is that how they made bows?
What did they want with bent trees then?Sometimes this marked a path but more often it marked a source for water. The bend marked the direction in which water could be found.
No. A bow is made from a straight piece of wood or even one with a little reverse curve. A piece of wood already curved does not have any tension and is just kindling. Of course bow making is actually much more complex than this and it is very hard work. I have been to a few workshops and made a few bows. An Osage longbow can have 20 and more hours in it easily.
As sated above, a bent tree marked a path or a water source.What did they want with bent trees then?
Now you're speaking @Smoke's language.take a leather thong,
This is interesting.....did it work?I wouldnt. The only time ive personally used rafia on deciduous is to stop swelling on trees like tridents and zelkova.
What you have there is a thin, taperless trunk with no (or few) low branches with long internodes.I was hoping I could put raffia wire combo on the trunk and leave it on for a while and get a little more of a bend out of it, since putting on the guide wire on the apex ive been able to bend it a little.
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Yes and no. It works, but think other things are more effective, easier to come by and cheaper.This is interesting.....did it work?