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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: AKmud on April 21, 2009, 12:40:36 am

Title: Jatoba board bow?
Post by: AKmud on April 21, 2009, 12:40:36 am: Can someone tell me if Jatoba will make a decent unbacked board bow in the 50-60# range?
Title: Re: Jatoba board bow?
Post by: Easternarcher on April 21, 2009, 08:12:16 am: Quote from: AKmud on April 21, 2009, 12:40:36 am
Can someone tell me if Jatoba will make a decent unbacked board bow in the 50-60# range?

I've made a successful hickory backed Jatoba......not sure if it'll work unbacked tho...
Title: Re: Jatoba board bow?
Post by: medicinewheel on April 21, 2009, 10:33:03 am: Quote from: Easternarcher on April 21, 2009, 08:12:16 am
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I've made a successful hickory backed Jatoba......

Me too! ...and I have made an unsuccessful one from the same board right after ??? ??? ???
Wouldn't dare try an unbacked one!
Title: Re: Jatoba board bow?
Post by: Easternarcher on April 21, 2009, 03:13:11 pm: 47# @ 27"

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Title: Re: Jatoba board bow?
Post by: Kent D. on April 21, 2009, 03:26:16 pm: Never used it unbacked, but it makes a great looking limb. Ive put it under glass once and under hickory on another. Both looked great. Id think the grain would keep it from being a good choice for an unbacked bow.
Title: Re: Jatoba board bow?
Post by: Easternarcher on April 21, 2009, 09:14:47 pm: Quote from: burnie on April 21, 2009, 03:26:16 pm
Never used it unbacked, but it makes a great looking limb. Ive put it under glass once and under hickory on another. Both looked great. Id think the grain would keep it from being a good choice for an unbacked bow.

Burnie, the stuff I have is about as straight grained as any wood I've seen. Some was much like IPE that you couldn't really make out the grain in it.
Title: Re: Jatoba board bow?
Post by: sulphur on April 21, 2009, 10:34:13 pm: i've made a few hickory backed ones. justin at bowstick used to make selfbows with them though. they really made pretty fast bows. treat it kind of like ipe although not quite so narrow. if it wasn't so expensive i would use it more often. it is absolutely beautiful wood.
Title: Re: Jatoba board bow?
Post by: adb on April 22, 2009, 12:24:50 am: I've made two, both backed... one with hickory, one with maple. Both turned out OK.