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[19] The trees are also known as "bodark", "bodarc", or "bodock" trees, most likely originating as a corruption of bois d'arc. [6] The Comanche also used this wood for their bows. [20] They liked the wood because it was strong, flexible and durable, [6] and the bush/tree was common along river bottoms of the Comanchería.
Sep. 23—COMMERCE — Just for the record, it is pronounced "bow dark." The annual Bois d'Arc Bash is this weekend, kicking off the City of Commerce's loving celebration of the bois d'arc tree.
The French name for the Osage orange, bois d'arc (lit. "bow-wood"), is sometimes rendered as "bowdark". [8] In Canada, the cloudberry is called "bakeapple" after the French phrase baie qu'appelle 'the what-do-you-call-it berry'.
Bois d'arc (Maclura pomifera) is a species of small tree also known as the Osage-orange. Bois d'arc may also refer to: Places. Bois d'Arc Township, Arkansas, a ...
Bois d’Arc Lake in Fannin County, an hour-and-a-half drive northeast from Fort Worth, is the latest reservoir in North Texas to open in 30 years. Pronounced bo-da(r)k, the lake is named after ...
The name Bois d'Arc is taken from one of the names for a common tree in the area, the Osage Orange tree. The Osage Indians used these trees to make their bows. [2] The post office was established December 21, 1892, and was discontinued March 31, 1904. The nearby Little Walnut River Pratt Truss Bridge is on the National Register of Historic ...
In addition, lesser makers worked for Pajeot and are not identifiable. Pajeot made both round and octagonal bows; the former are more often seen. The pernambuco wood is often of superb quality, frequently of a veined, dark rich colour. The metal underslide of the frog usually ends in a turn to resist the wearing of the wood by the thumb.
Wood slabs can also become warped as a result of insufficient support from underlying shelf hardware (commonly referred to as sagging or bowing). [2] The types of wood warping include: bow: a warp along the length of the face of the wood; crook: a warp along the length of the edge of the wood; kink: a localized crook, often due to a knot