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Lemonwood Lemonwood is not the wood of the lemon tree as manysuppose. It gets this name because the heartwood is a paleyellow, much the same shade as a ripe lemon. These twowoods have nothing else in common. The correct name forthis wood is degame. It is found in the islands of the Carib-bean Sea; most of it comes from Cuba. The grain of this wood is so close and so fine that it isdifficult to see with the unaided eye. No attempt is made tofollow the grain in making lemonwood bows. The staves aresawed and planed perfectly straight. A bowyer can even risk a limited cross grain construction. One well known bowyerclaims a safe bow can be made from a stave with a cross grainratio of 15 to 1. In other words a stave i inch thick may havethe grain cross from back to belly in a distance of 15 inches.It is easiest of all woods to work. It planes well and finishesbeautifully. It is used exclusively by boy scouts and mostfactories specialize in lemonwood bows. It is the least ex-pensive of all. Some noted archers prefer it for target work.It is the bow seen in most dealers' stocks. |
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