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Offline cook1536

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Hickory Board Bow
« on: May 21, 2013, 04:30:00 PM »
Ok, while in the process of making a red oak board bow for my daughter, I bought a fairly straight grained hickory board. My question is, can a person rip a 1/8" thick strip off the belly, flip it around and glue it on the back to make a hickory backed hickory bow?
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Offline John Scifres

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Re: Hickory Board Bow
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2013, 05:07:00 PM »
Yes.
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Offline LittleBen

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Re: Hickory Board Bow
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2013, 08:40:00 AM »
Absolutely! Glue some reflex into that bad boy while you're at it!

How thick is the board?
You could also rip the whole thing into 1/8" strips, have a bunch of backing strips, and use them to back hickory boards with less perfect grain (i.e. easier to find boards), or ipe boards or any other boards. Good luck.
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