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mullet:
 I would think a Cedar lam would be better.

Kegan:
Hmmm... that very interesting! If that's the case I'll hold off on playing with a boo core until I have two bows to compare side by side, one with maple and one with bamboo.

The entire purpose of using a boo core would be to add someting special to the regular style of bow I've been building. A bamboo core, snakeskins, antler overlays, and a different strip fo wood in the riser. Nicer bow with a higher price tag. However if it winds up being that the maple I'm using is no worse, then everyone can save a few dollars.

Once again, thanks for all the help guys :)

Jesse:

--- Quote from: Badger on November 21, 2010, 06:42:27 pm ---Boo is not all that light, I think about .70. Maple and red elm are both lighter. Boo is considered very stiff for it's weight but used as a core it just doesn't really make all that much difference. Lots of pro glass bow makers will talk more propaganda than facts. Boo does make a good core because it is durable but plenty of other woods can make just as good of core. Steve

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Never really thought about it like that before but makes sense. I just assumed boo made a lighter bow because in the way I use it as a backing it does make a lighter bow.

Kent D.:
I use to make special glass lam bows for people.  As most have mentioned, you can put any wood combo under glass.  Most people like the exotic, grainy woods that you could never use on an all organic bow.   Ive used all kinds of combos.  If you are stuck on boo, any boo will give the same performance.  I have cronied many different combos and saw a very slight difference in the different combos.  Some of my fastest glass bows have been with action boo.  The fastest wood combos have been cherry and maple.  But like I said, Ive seen little difference in similar bows with different wood combos.  And since you want to make cash off these bows, I would suggest using clear glass and putting pretty grained wood under it.


And if memory serves me, Howard Hill used boo cores for all his bows.

Kegan:
Thanks Kent, and everyone. You all saved me a lot of time and head ahces :)

I'll stick with this maple then. So far the performance is exceptional in these hybrids. The local lumber dealer is a great guy to work with anyhow.

One question though Kent, how durable/rugged have you found cherry limbs to be?

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