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Offline Bowtech94

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Black Walnut!!! Need answers
« on: February 06, 2011, 05:07:00 PM »
Can Black Walnut make a bow if it is laminated with a thin Maple back on it? If you have any advice please let me know

Offline Savage

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Re: Black Walnut!!! Need answers
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2011, 05:14:00 PM »
Are you talking about a laminated riser or limbs and if limbs will you be using glass?
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Offline okie64

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Re: Black Walnut!!! Need answers
« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2011, 05:19:00 PM »
Hard maple is supposed to work good for backing lighter woods like cherry, walnut, etc. Never tried it though, I've always used hickory.

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Re: Black Walnut!!! Need answers
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2011, 05:33:00 PM »
Savage. It's a walnut board that looks good but I am going to strip it in to 1" by 3" boards then back it with maple

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Re: Black Walnut!!! Need answers
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2011, 02:00:00 PM »
I built my wife a walnut bow backed with hickory. The limb design was too narrow for the walnut I used and it developed frets and a lot of set. I think if you use 1 1/4-1 1/5 wide limbs and tiller the bow correctly it will work fine.

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Offline Bowtech94

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Re: Black Walnut!!! Need answers
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2011, 04:33:00 PM »
Thanks guys

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