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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: TimothyR on June 12, 2019, 05:52:29 pm

Title: Eastern red cedar board bows?
Post by: TimothyR on June 12, 2019, 05:52:29 pm

I have 2 erc boards. Will erc boards make a bamboo backed or even rawhide backed make a bow? Lots of knots in the boards. 1x4x8 boards. I've only worked erc in stave form. I can make me a very beautiful bow and arrow display out of it of it's not suitable. But if it will make a bow, even a light weight one,   I'm down to do that.

Title: Re: Eastern red cedar board bows?
Post by: jareddchazen on June 12, 2019, 06:19:45 pm

I made one, but my ERC was clear and amazingly straight quarter sawn board. Backed it with white oak just in case. Not sure about one that's knotty.

Title: Re: Eastern red cedar board bows?
Post by: Pat B on June 13, 2019, 05:06:44 am

ERC with knots makes beautiful furniture but not bows.

Title: Re: Eastern red cedar board bows?
Post by: Eric Krewson on June 13, 2019, 06:17:01 am

This fellow makes a really nice static tip bamboo cedar cedar bows and has good luck with them. I looked at one but didn't notice if it had any knots, he said he didn't get any frets in the cedar from the bamboo.