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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: billbagner on October 19, 2020, 12:01:52 pm

Title: Would any of these boards be suitable for a bow?
Post by: billbagner on October 19, 2020, 12:01:52 pm

Hello all,

Thanks so much for all the help on my previous post about board bow thickness. I'm back again with another post. There is a man local to me who is selling planks of quartersawn white oak. I told him what I was looking for (straight grain end to end, 6 feet boards) and here is what he sent me. The boards are laid out and lettered with width and thickness.

(https://imgur.com/IrvV42R.jpg)
(https://imgur.com/YOODfYh.jpg)

Based on what I've read, it looked like board 'B' would do the trick. But generally, which of these boards would be suitable?

Title: Re: Would any of these boards be suitable for a bow?
Post by: Fox on October 19, 2020, 12:21:26 pm

B looks pretty nice

Title: Re: Would any of these boards be suitable for a bow?
Post by: willie on October 19, 2020, 01:15:20 pm

you should also have straight ring lines down the 8/4  or 6/4 edge to make good bows.

there are lots of bow in those 8/4 boards if you resaw with a band saw along the ring line