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Maple backed black cherry bow - a question

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simk:
Good job! Impressive!!!
May I ask you about the maple backing you used? Was it edge grain or flat sawn (with a continous ring in the back maybe)?
I have used a lot of ash backings edge grain but often thought about using maple (edge grained).
cheers

Tuomo:
Thanks!

The backing was flat sawn sugar maple, straight from the good blank. So no continuous ring but good enough. I have made a lot of this kind of maple backed bows and I really like them. I think that maple, ash and hickory are the best white wood backing, as it is of course well known fact.

simk:
looks like these backings are highly underrated. Everybody is using just boo. I like the tought of being able to use my local woods for my builds. thanks Tuomo  (-S

RyanY:

--- Quote from: simk on April 26, 2022, 03:35:52 am ---looks like these backings are highly underrated. Everybody is using just boo. I like the tought of being able to use my local woods for my builds. thanks Tuomo  (-S

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If I recall correctly, I think Marc has had good results with maple over other wood backings.

bownarra:
you will find that in general bamboo will give a bit more snap to a lam bow, that is not to say woods backing are inferior just different. Horses for courses. Of course boo backings follow one ring :) A lot easier to find good boo then to search through wood stacks for a good board

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