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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Eubeen Hadd on March 05, 2013, 02:00:53 am

Title: Multiple backing layers?
Post by: Eubeen Hadd on March 05, 2013, 02:00:53 am

I've got a red oak board bow in the works, but I don't fully trust the grain. I trust the grain so little, actually, that I was thinking of using multiple layers of cloth to back it. Has anybody tried this? It's going to be about #50 and 1.5" wide, so barring horrific tillering, it will should survive. I just want to have the option to make it much shorter than may normally be prudent. Any input?

Title: Re: Multiple backing layers?
Post by: vinemaplebows on March 05, 2013, 02:51:13 am

Short answer yes. There is a thread about clothe backing right now.

Title: Re: Multiple backing layers?
Post by: DuBois on March 05, 2013, 03:55:26 am

I'm fairly new here but I have had a couple of successes with double layers of silk fabric.

Title: Re: Multiple backing layers?
Post by: sleek on March 05, 2013, 04:31:46 am

In my experience, one layer of silk does no good at all. It takes several, and I have two broken bows to show that one layer does no good.