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Offline Knawbone

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White Ash Backing?
« on: January 30, 2011, 11:40:00 AM »
I'm making a white ash one piece self bow. Building it from a three inch sapling and need to back it. I would like to use hickory-any seg. would be app.
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Re: White Ash Backing?
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2011, 11:55:00 AM »
I'm doing the same, and I'm using either hickory or red elm.
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Re: White Ash Backing?
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2011, 12:08:00 PM »
Hickory may overpower white ash, maple would be a good choice, if your using hickory I would keep it thin.
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Re: White Ash Backing?
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2011, 03:50:00 PM »
Thanks guys, I'm thinking 1/8 hickory
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Re: White Ash Backing?
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2011, 03:58:00 PM »
You shouldn't need a backing on a stave bow unless you screwed up the back.
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Re: White Ash Backing?
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2011, 11:14:00 PM »
Like I said, I need to back it
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HHA 5 lam Cheetah 65" 48@26
HHA W Special 66" 52@26
HHA W Special 68" 56@28
GN Bushbow 64" 56@29
21st Street Chinook 64" 58@28
Kota Prarie Nomad 60" 47@24
You can do a lot of things when you have too W S Butler My Grandfather
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