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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: maitus on May 22, 2019, 10:50:16 pm

Title: Bamboo backed lilac..?
Post by: maitus on May 22, 2019, 10:50:16 pm

Hi!
What You think, does it worth to try?

Title: Re: Bamboo backed lilac..?
Post by: MattZA on May 23, 2019, 01:13:18 am

It could be a good combo - as long as you make the bamboo very thin. I'd say 1/16" thick at the crown, or close to that at least.

Title: Re: Bamboo backed lilac..?
Post by: PatM on May 23, 2019, 04:16:29 am

Sure, if you can match the two in dimensions..   Quite a few guys would put lilac as the best compression wood out there.

Title: Re: Bamboo backed lilac..?
Post by: DC on May 23, 2019, 07:08:01 am

Can you find a piece of Lilac straight enough. I've thought of doing a Boo backed Ocean Spray but I think it would take days of steaming and heat treating to get the OS as straight as the Boo.

Title: Re: Bamboo backed lilac..?
Post by: maitus on May 23, 2019, 08:20:25 am

Jes, DC, its hard to find but lilac allows wery well to heat and steam bending. I made a sinew backed reflex test bow with recurved limb tips from lilac. Its 1.3 meter ntn and i pull it to 27 inch and it will hold decent reflex after unstringing. Its magic :)... Lilac is very heavy and so is boo, that is my guestion about....

Title: Re: Bamboo backed lilac..?
Post by: upstatenybowyer on May 23, 2019, 06:39:39 pm

finding a straight 3' billet's gonna be a heck of a lot easier than 6' stave.

sounds like a great combo.

Title: Re: Bamboo backed lilac..?
Post by: PatM on May 24, 2019, 04:25:28 am

Lilac  is heavy but it's no heavier than some  other woods used with bamboo.