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Offline UnderControl16

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good wood?
« on: May 30, 2009, 09:14:00 PM »
I just got some very nice clean straight grained mahogany and i was wondering if it is possible to make a bow from it or if anyone had made any bows with it. I'm looking for either 30# or 60#, which would be better for mahogany?
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Offline bjansen

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Re: good wood?
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2009, 10:03:00 PM »
I made a kids bow out of Santos Mahogany, backed it with a paper bag...it worked.  Most mahogany is brittle thought...so I would suggest shooting for the 30# bow and backing it with something.  Good luck.
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Offline UnderControl16

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Re: good wood?
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2009, 10:46:00 AM »
Thanks sounds good.
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Offline shamus

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Re: good wood?
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2009, 11:09:00 AM »
it is reported to be a brittle wood..or at least the stuff sold as boards tends to be.
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Offline UnderControl16

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Re: good wood?
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2009, 03:04:00 PM »
yeah just found that out. So much for that bow, oh well, i still managed to salvage the handle for the next bow though. Plus i made the bow to short for what i wanted either way.
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