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Offline Jermcramp1

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veneers?
« on: October 08, 2011, 06:34:00 PM »
would walnut veneer work as a backing? or Could edgebanding work as a backing instead?
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Offline okie64

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Re: veneers?
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2011, 10:23:00 PM »
I've never tried it but I wouldnt think it would be thick enough to carry much of the tension load. Maybe someone else will chime in that has tried it before.
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Offline 7 Lakes

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Re: veneers?
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2011, 02:52:00 PM »
No, Walnut isn't all that great for tension.  A 1/42nd veneer would not help at all.  

What is the bow made of.

If you want to back a bow with something that thin go to rawhide.
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Offline Jermcramp1

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Re: veneers?
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2011, 04:15:00 PM »
Its a hickory molly with a trapped back, I was more thinking of making it pretty with the veneer more than strength because hickory is already so strong...

but It was an idea for my next bow..
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Offline 7 Lakes

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Re: veneers?
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2011, 06:20:00 PM »
I know it sounds funny but a Hickory bow with a Black Walnut lamination core with a Hickory backing makes a great looking bow.
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