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Offline joebuck

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cedar for core?
« on: May 05, 2013, 04:25:00 PM »
Going to make a boo backed and belly 5 lam bow, thinking about using of coarse 2 lams of boo and 2 lams of locust.  Looking at core parralel of red cedar? Or hackbery? Or pecan?  What do yall think? Trying to use native woods from my camp
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Re: cedar for core?
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2013, 06:57:00 PM »
Be very careful with cedar. The only bow I've ever had blow up was a cedar cored bow. I like cedar for veneers, but that's about all.

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Re: cedar for core?
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2013, 07:26:00 PM »
Cedar hain't gonna blow up between his other woods. You glass bow girls crack me up:)
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Re: cedar for core?
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2013, 08:53:00 AM »
Cedar will work good, but use some cypress for a better bow.
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Re: cedar for core?
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2013, 01:17:00 PM »
James , I got cypress!   Thanks
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