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Offline beachbowhunter

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Bloodwood for veneers?
« on: December 06, 2012, 08:00:00 PM »
Guys, I have a nice piece of bloodwood and would like to use it as a veneer. I've seen where people have said it is very stiff and can be oily. Is that true?  Would it be ok for a thin veneer? I will use maple for the lams...
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Re: Bloodwood for veneers?
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2012, 10:24:00 PM »
I use it all the time in risers mostly 1/8" accents. Not ever used it in a limb but know its been done.
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Re: Bloodwood for veneers?
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2012, 09:31:00 AM »
Like Michael I've used it alot as accent stripes in risers. No problems to date using it that way. However, I've always considered it too oily of a wood for limbs. Might have a glue problem when bending. JMHO...

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Re: Bloodwood for veneers?
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2012, 10:25:00 AM »
Having worked with rosewood a bit, I found it to be crumbly and oily. I would guess there could be problems if you did not prepare the wood extremely well before glue up.
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Re: Bloodwood for veneers?
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2012, 01:53:00 PM »
Sam Harper of poorfolkbows.com did one with bloodwood.

 http://poorfolkbows.com/glass3.htm
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Re: Bloodwood for veneers?
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2012, 02:52:00 PM »
Thanks for the feedback. Is is more oily than cocobolo which is used all the time for veneers?
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Re: Bloodwood for veneers?
« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2012, 02:11:00 PM »
It will work, not saying it will be good but it'll work.  Get a new roll of sandpaper for the drum, it's sticky, gummy stuff to work with.
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