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Offline Yooper Bowyer

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Hickory Backing Slats
« on: November 25, 2020, 08:29:47 pm »
I'm looking for hickory backing slats for a purpleheart lam project.  I have a number of different items to trade, feathers and finished arrows to start with, but other stuff as well.  I have had a nice cow horn lying around ...

PM me if you have any backings and let me know what you'd want in return.

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Offline Pat B

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Re: Hickory Backing Slats
« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2020, 10:18:11 am »
If you can't find them elsewhere I think Mike Yancy at Pine Hollow has them. To ease on shipping have him cut them in half. You can re-join then with a scarf joint at the handle.
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Re: Hickory Backing Slats
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2020, 11:00:15 am »
I saw he sells board staves, but I couldn't find backing strips, and I'm not shure about ripping and smoothing lams from a hickory board.  I may want to build a bend through handle, and so may need a single piece.

I did find some 1/8" hickory backings at 3 Rivers Archery.  They cost more per volume, but they are already a uniform thickness.  I don't expect the same quality, but I've read that hickory can stand a lot of ring violation.  3 Rivers is half a country closer, but the total cost per volume of wood is comparable.

I'm still debating between the two, it will probably come down to whether or not I can get a few good backings out of a 3/4" board with a table saw and rasp.

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Offline Pat B

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Re: Hickory Backing Slats
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2020, 01:38:25 pm »
I bought a 5/4" x 6" x 10' hickory board years ago and cut backing strips from the 5/4 side. I first cut the board to 6' with 4' left over and made bow blanks and backing strips from both pieces. I cut the strips to 3/16" and sanded both sides. After the sanding the strips were 1/8" or slightly less.
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Offline Yooper Bowyer

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Re: Hickory Backing Slats
« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2020, 05:01:25 pm »
I'm not so good with a table saw.  The best I could safely do would be to rip the board in half along the narrow edge.

I mentioned the backings strips to someone yesterday and I heard hints today, so I think I know what I'll be getting at Christmas, we'll see.

P.s.  I do like Pine Hollow Longbows, I've used his takedown sleeves, sinew, and artificial snakeskin to great effect, it's jut that in some cases I can't quite afford his quality.

Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: Hickory Backing Slats
« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2020, 07:35:35 am »
I have cut backing strips from a split stave with my bandsaw, I do have a jointer and would smooth one side and run the stave through my bandsaw against the fence. I would cut multiple strips that would be rough cut. After the first cut I would cut them a little thick and smooth the back and belly on my belt sander or jointer.

Offline Yooper Bowyer

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Re: Hickory Backing Slats
« Reply #6 on: November 29, 2020, 08:35:12 am »
I have none of the above tools.

Offline Pat B

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Re: Hickory Backing Slats
« Reply #7 on: November 29, 2020, 10:42:05 am »
You have to be very careful cutting backing strips with a table saw. It can make a dangerous projectile out of a backing strip. If you do use your table saw don't stand or let anyone else on the outgoing side of the saw where the backing strip can be launched.
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Offline Yooper Bowyer

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Re: Hickory Backing Slats
« Reply #8 on: November 29, 2020, 11:56:44 am »
You mean kickback?  How can it get launched in the direction it is being pushed?

Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: Hickory Backing Slats
« Reply #9 on: November 29, 2020, 12:11:36 pm »
Slats that thin don't get held by the riving knife and the blade is rotating up on the backside of the table - things can go out quite fast.
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Offline Yooper Bowyer

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Re: Hickory Backing Slats
« Reply #10 on: November 29, 2020, 12:59:47 pm »
I see, thanks for the tip.

Offline Morgan

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Re: Hickory Backing Slats
« Reply #11 on: November 29, 2020, 02:29:25 pm »
Used to have a 1/2” x 2” rectangle hole in my shop wall from just this thing.

Offline Lumberman

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Re: Hickory Backing Slats
« Reply #12 on: December 18, 2020, 08:31:43 am »
Hey tradcraftsman, I have Hickory slats, pm me if you are still looking  :OK