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Osage backing for ERC?

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Pat B:
My concern about osage, whether it is bias or edge grain is it is brittle and the possibility of a splinter lifting as a backing is higher. IMO.

Stickhead:

--- Quote from: Pat B on June 06, 2023, 09:01:08 am ---My concern about osage, whether it is bias or edge grain is it is brittle and the possibility of a splinter lifting as a backing is higher. IMO.

--- End quote ---
Hmm.  Duly noted.

Eric Krewson:
Unlike other woods the early wood ring on osage is very weak and chalky. I haven't tried an edge grain osaeg backing so I am just speculating, a thin edge grain backing may be very weak.

Mo_coon-catcher:
I don’t think you’ll Have an issue. Cedars compression Strength comes in its resilience and ability to spring back. But is very soft and is made to take that compression easy. So I don’t think you’ll be stressing the edge grain Osage enough to hurt anything. Especially considering edge grain Osage will make a solid bow in its own and it’s own compression resilience is higher than the ERC, so the back would be under more stress as a selfbow than as a backing in ERC.
I say try it and let us know how it does.

Kyle

airkah:
I've had the same experience as Pat. Tried it a couple times a few years ago and never had any luck with it.

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