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kiwijim:
Hi Guys,
This morning I was reducing some thick sapwood on a nice yew warbow stave. Under the bark I found quite a bit of sapstain; occasional light blue and grey streaks that go all the way to the heartwood :(.
Have any of you come across this? and more importantly, do you think the sapwood has degraded too much to be a safe backing? BAcking the stave is not an option, but the stave is deep enough to remove all the sapwood and make a heart wood only bow. Your thoughts appreciated.

Regards
James

adb:
Why isn't backing an option?

tannhillman:
Hi James

I have have worked a fair bit of yew with grayish stains in the sapwood, and it has never caused a problem with any of the bows :)

Cheers

Iain

kiwijim:
Cheers Iain
Thats what I wanted to know. ;D

Best Reagards
James

tannhillman:
My pleasure

Let me know how the bow turns out.

Kind Regards   >>>---------------->  :o

Iain

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