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Offline rockkiller

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favorite glass core wood
« on: January 09, 2015, 10:22:00 AM »
I was wondering what core woods you guys prefer,bamboo,maple,walnut, actionboo,or whatever and why?    :confused:

Offline milehi101

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Re: favorite glass core wood
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2015, 10:32:00 AM »
My favorite bow is bamboo core and bamboo lams, It seems to have a smoother draw from the time the arrow is on the string to the anchor and their is no shock afterwards.  I may be a little biased becayse I built Bamboo Fly rods for years.

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Re: favorite glass core wood
« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2015, 11:03:00 AM »
I don't have a single favorite. There are a lot of good woods that perform so similar under glass that it's not worth worrying about. A few that I really like that I don't often hear mentioned are black cherry and sassafras.

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Re: favorite glass core wood
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2015, 11:56:00 AM »
Those you mentioned are all dandy.
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Re: favorite glass core wood
« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2015, 04:41:00 PM »
I like wood that is light in weight and quick on recovery. Sugarberry fits pretty good in both areas.

Until I found the Sugarberry a combo of Black Walnut and Hickory was my favorite.

I know that's kind of an oximoran since Hickory is a heavy wood, but I only used the Hickory in thin parallels (.050" or less). All Tapers were Walnut.
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Offline chackworth3

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Re: favorite glass core wood
« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2015, 05:45:00 PM »
I've always liked aboo and yew as core woods but I have been messing with aboo/maple combos lately and like them so far

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Re: favorite glass core wood
« Reply #6 on: January 09, 2015, 06:41:00 PM »
I do mixed cores, aboo on the back, maple on the belly.  I do it because aboo is stronger in tension and maple is stronger in compression.  To each their own, they all work and most would be hard pressed to tell the difference in otherwise identical bows. Fond of walnut too, for the look, but it seems to have a higher failure rate than the others, seemingly because it drinks glue.  Haven't had one fail on me yet, but have seen issues with other folks.

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Re: favorite glass core wood
« Reply #7 on: January 09, 2015, 08:29:00 PM »
i like yew- for the few glass bows that i have built

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Re: favorite glass core wood
« Reply #8 on: January 10, 2015, 03:15:00 PM »
My favorite 5 in order: Elm, walnut, maple, hickory, and ash.   Those are all pretty close in performance but I've found elm about the best.
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Re: favorite glass core wood
« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2015, 03:49:00 PM »
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Originally posted by Mike Mecredy:
My favorite 5 in order: Elm, walnut, maple, hickory, and ash.   Those are all pretty close in performance but I've found elm about the best.
Red elm ???

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Re: favorite glass core wood
« Reply #10 on: January 10, 2015, 09:20:00 PM »
Mike,

Which Elm exactly? Red Elm is good, no doubt.

American/Gray Elm is my favorite when it comes to Elm.
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Re: favorite glass core wood
« Reply #11 on: January 14, 2015, 08:14:00 PM »
Red Elm is what I meant.  But American elm is good too.
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Offline michaelschwister

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Re: favorite glass core wood
« Reply #12 on: January 18, 2015, 07:55:00 AM »
In order I prefer: Black Locust, Yew, Osage, Red Elm, Bamboo, Maple
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Re: favorite glass core wood
« Reply #13 on: January 18, 2015, 07:57:00 AM »
The above is for Longbows/hybrids that I make.
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Re: favorite glass core wood
« Reply #14 on: January 18, 2015, 07:59:00 AM »
The above is for Longbows/hybrids that I make.
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