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Hey Trapper, osage sapwood!

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Hillbilly:
Another good'un, Pat, and nicely pimped-out, too.  ;D

tpoof:
Thats a cool bow! Nice idea!  Me like. :)

330bull:
Sweet!  I have a stave w/ 3/8" of sapwood that's in fantastic shape.  I have already knocked down 3-4 GR's and I'm also going to build a bow with a lot of sapwood. 

Do you recommend backing the sapwood regardless of how flawless it is?

Thanks!  Joe

Pat B:
Joe, I've built a few light weight osage bows that were either all sapwood or had sapwood left on the back that did fine. On the 2 heavier bows(this one and an ELB style) I left the sapwood on I did back them with deer rawhide. Whether they needed it or not I don't know but I did it for insurance sake.    Pat

330bull:
Thanks for the information!!!

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