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Offline GlisGlis

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bow backing and basket weaving
« on: August 28, 2019, 04:20:18 am »
Have a look at this basket weaving video
add www to youtube.com/watch?v=_76ungEelA0

at around min 2 the man process bamboo to make weaving strips
seems also a very fast way to obtain a uniform backing strip for bow

also look at around min 36.20 how he bends bamboo to make a rake

Offline DC

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Re: bow backing and basket weaving
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2019, 10:35:51 am »
That looks too easy, there must be a catch :D. His strips are quite narrow, too narrow for bows. I wonder if it would work with a wider/higher crown?

Offline Pat B

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Re: bow backing and basket weaving
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2019, 05:24:51 pm »
Years ago I read an article about a guy that backed a bow with slats from bamboo shades. It was narrow strips that he laid next to each other on the bow's back. Lengthwise strips of boo will work but the weave would just add extra physical weight and wouldn't give good tension because the weave doesn't lay flat on the back.
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!    Pat Brennan  Brevard, NC

Offline GlisGlis

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Re: bow backing and basket weaving
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2019, 09:34:18 am »
Pat I wont suggest to weave
the video is interesting for the technique used to obtain the strips

Offline Pat B

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Re: bow backing and basket weaving
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2019, 05:09:36 pm »
I'll check it out.
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!    Pat Brennan  Brevard, NC