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Rudderbows warbow inquiry- wood type? also, string/arrows [BETTER PICS ADDED!!!]
seabass:
it looks like mine.it is bamboo over ipe with a hickory belly.i may be wrong but my rudder bow has this combo of woods.
nineworlds9:
--- Quote from: seabass on January 21, 2013, 03:46:18 pm ---it looks like mine.it is bamboo over ipe with a hickory belly.i may be wrong but my rudder bow has this combo of woods.
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Thanks for chiming in. I know it may look like it in those photos, but the back is definitely not bamboo. The back is hickory, I am certain of it. The grain,texture, and color of the back is consistent with hickory, with no knots or bumps of any kind. Yes, core is ipe. The wood in question is the belly. I have learned that Jim Boswell did not always use the same combo of woods when he built these bows. The seller who sold me this bow indicated he bought it from another guy who bought it direct from Jim some time ago, so it is not one of the offerings from say 3Rivers or Kustom King.
Tomorrow I will upload better closeup pics that I've actually taken myself, promise.
WillS:
Yeah you can get pale yew, but that ain't yew. Could it also be hickory on the belly?
nineworlds9:
Will, the thought of double hickory had occurred to me. I was hesitant to say yes because while the back's grain is almost dead straight, the belly's is very wavy/irregular and a different shade of cream. Stay tuned for more pics.
seabass:
i bought my bow direct from Jim.it is probably double hickory.Jim makes bows at a reasonable price.i don't think he would include yew unless the buyer wanted a custom bow.yew is very expensive and hickory is one of Jims main bow woods.i ordered mine with a bamboo backing instead of hickory.
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