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Kegan:
I'm working on about half a dozen selfbows and a few glassies (mostly to sell and make some scratch for Christmas shopping). Sorta ran into a wall though. I'm using maple for the glassies' limbs with good success, but am interested in trying some boo in there (mostly for my buddy Art who is liking lighter bows around 30#). I can't find anywhere to order from besides Frank's Cane and Rush though. I know bamboo varies alot between species or sub species, and several folks have used Frank's boo for laminated wood bows, but does it matter in glass bows? I mean. It's light. And rather elastic. And I use black glass so looks don't even really matter.

Anyone know if it does ????

mullet:
  Kegan, go to a flooring store and buy some Bamboo Flooring. It's already flat.

Kegan:

--- Quote from: mullet on November 17, 2010, 01:06:57 pm ---  Kegan, go to a flooring store and buy some Bamboo Flooring. It's already flat.

--- End quote ---

The only flooring place around here only does oak, and Home Depot's flooring is MDF with a 1/64" bamboo veneer over it :(.

After seeing the mess at Home Depot I don't even trust the flooring Frank's sells.

Badger:
Kegan, it doesn't really make all that much difference what you put between the glass, the glass does all the work. The wood is just spacers. Steve

stickbender:

     Doesn't Knight have bamboo for backing bows?  Maybe you could get a thick piece from them. ;) 8)


                                                                            Wayne

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