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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Rick Wallace on May 09, 2012, 01:12:18 pm

Title: Boo backed hickory question
Post by: Rick Wallace on May 09, 2012, 01:12:18 pm

My first time using boo backing,Bow is shooting very well,but the boo I had is not quite as wide as the back of the bow,making it not so pretty. Can I cover it with a snake skin or something to pretty it up? Dont know the weight,(scale broke) but its 50+ #  for sure. its 63" ntn draw length is 26" 

Title: Re: Boo backed hickory question
Post by: Pat B on May 09, 2012, 03:19:01 pm

You can trap the bow by beveling the sides so they are wide at the belly and narrower at the back. Boo is too strong for a hickory belly IMO so trapping would be appropriate to relieve some of the tension stresses on the hickory.  When you trap it you want the sides to look like this... /   \ 

Title: Re: Boo backed hickory question
Post by: Eric Krewson on May 09, 2012, 03:46:56 pm

I have made several bamboo backed hickory bows, all 1 1/4" wide. If you have this width in your bamboo I would sand down the hickory to the size of the bamboo. With bamboo backed bows you don't need much width.

Title: Re: Boo backed hickory question
Post by: Rick Wallace on May 09, 2012, 06:51:03 pm

Thanks ,,It covers most of the limb all the way,at the fades is where it is to narrow,,ill measure it out and see.I assume this will take a little weight away?  It is a little heavy anyway