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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: ccase39 on February 09, 2019, 09:53:51 pm

Title: Bacote belly wood.
Post by: ccase39 on February 09, 2019, 09:53:51 pm

Anyone try Bacote as a belly wood. I found a few pieces of wood recently. Several boards of bocote, padduk, bamboo and ipe. I have learned from experience the Padduk and bows don’t mix. The only luck I’ve ever had using it was on the tip overlays. Might work higher up on the handle. The bacote is 40 inches long. I could splice it. If I wanted to make a tri lam would it work for belly wood?

Title: Re: Bacote belly wood.
Post by: Sagebrush on February 10, 2019, 12:12:19 am

I was thinking of giving it a try backed with thin bamboo. All my research of the forums indicated it might be a little bit weak , but tbb rated it as okay. You never know until you go.

Title: Re: Bacote belly wood.
Post by: lebhuntfish on February 10, 2019, 06:27:46 am

Check it on the wood databases. Should let you know what the compression strength is. I would say that it would probably work but not sure. Your right about paduk pretty brittle stuff.

Patrick

Title: Re: Bacote belly wood.
Post by: ccase39 on February 10, 2019, 01:49:59 pm

Thanks to both of y’all . At the very least I have plenty for power lams and handles.

Title: Re: Bacote belly wood.
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on February 11, 2019, 03:38:36 pm

I'd lean towards too brittle and probably save it for grips. I have had two bacote tip overlays explode on my bows. Its very "crunchy" wood. I dont use it anymore.

Title: Re: Bacote belly wood.
Post by: timmyd on February 12, 2019, 07:15:40 pm

that's an expensive experiment :)