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Cherry bark

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Lucasade:
That's a good idea, and there was a bow posted recently with a rather nice cherry bark handle wrap that I think I'll try too - I'm not going to be short of raw material for some time!

majsnuff:
Backed a yew bow for my Brother in law several years ago. As said above I used a dull scraper to get that waxy cortex off, then polished with 4-0 steel wool finished wih true oil. I think it was choke cherry and at the joints of backing, I skived the joints and wrapped with sinew for effect. Glued the bark down with TB-III. Wish I had taken pictures of it so I could show just how beautiful it came out.

chamookman:
On a Cherry backed bow that I made, I wrapped the seams of the bark with rod winding thread. Alternated bright red and Turquise Blue - looked really nice on Osage. Bob

Pat B:
Be sure you have the right species of cherry bark. Will you post pics?

Lucasade:
I'll put some up tomorrow - I've not had a chance to check properly yet. It's funny how you find things when you start looking, I got another tree full from a different client last week!

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