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Hickory Backed Massaranduba Build Along and help

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}|{opukc:
This will be something good to read. Will work for what you need 80-100#

http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/topic/5405/Tri-lam-elb-buildalong-with-lots-of-pics?page=1

George

Will Carothers:
And the hickory board is 7 ft, so i have more than enough, i know a woodworker who has been really helpful, and lets me use his many tools (bandsaw, tablesaw, electric hand plane, beltsander, drum/spindle sander, and surface planer)

mikekeswick:
Just make sure your splice is perfect and it will be fine. Like Badger said the w splice is the strongest. Although hornbows use v splices,collogen glue and no clamps...If your splice isn't perfect before gluing - steam it for 20 mins and then clamp together until cool.
Your hickory boards grain doesn't look the best for heavy bows. Maybe cut it so the rings aren't feathering so much if you can.
Some of the longbows I make for people have powerlams and can work really well (look nice), but make them thin. 2mm thick in the center is all thats needed or else the taper will be too steep to blend it well.

Will Carothers:
thanks for the input, its hard to tell but on the sides, the grain is really straight and has only 1 runoff the whole length of the board. I'm also going to try a lighter 50# flatbow, with the center portion with the feathering, but with how thick the board is, and how straight the side grain is, i should be able to chase a ring.
My idea for tapering is to do it almost like some hand plane arrow shaft tapers. I think i'll mark the center of the core and every 12 inches away i will make a mark, then use a electric hand plane to take down the first mark, then the 2nd, then the third, on each side to give me an even taper, and repeat the process until the end feathers out.

blackhawk:
I personally wouldnt use that piece of hickory in a heavy bow. Grain run off is way more important on the back than the sides. Hickory is tough,but im not sure its that tough for a heavy bow,and since i wood not have 100% faith in it,i then wouldnt use it.

If it can be returned and or exchanged for a better board,i then wood advise in doing so. Just my personal opinion and what i wood do.

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