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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: mwosborn on January 09, 2015, 11:09:26 pm

Title: Would you back it?
Post by: mwosborn on January 09, 2015, 11:09:26 pm

Making a Hickory backed maple - glued in some D/R.  Pretty much pyramid front profile.  After cutting it out and looking over the limbs, I noticed this area with some run out.  It is about 4" in length (first picture) and is in the limb right at the "10" mark of the second pic.  I did not originally plan on backing this bow, but what you think?  If I do back it I would use deer rawhide.

Forgot - the hickory is just over 1/8 thick.

Title: Re: Would you back it?
Post by: bow101 on January 09, 2015, 11:22:29 pm

That run out is on the maple I take it....?  If so just leave it.  Backing won;t help unless its the back and not the belly.

Title: Re: Would you back it?
Post by: mwosborn on January 09, 2015, 11:24:09 pm

No it is the Hickory.

Title: Re: Would you back it?
Post by: DavidV on January 09, 2015, 11:55:13 pm

I would probably leave it but that's just me. Make sure the corners are rounded and really smooth, I've had worse runouts.

Title: Re: Would you back it?
Post by: mwosborn on January 10, 2015, 09:21:01 am

Thanks David!

Title: Re: Would you back it?
Post by: blackhawk on January 10, 2015, 11:30:24 am

Personally I'd trap the hickory more if I were you.

Title: Re: Would you back it?
Post by: mwosborn on January 10, 2015, 02:02:41 pm

I like that idea - thanks Chris.