bamboo backed honey locust....

[Looper]

I'm picking up 200 bdft of honey locust tomorrow for a few house hold projects (farm table, gun cabinet, bookshelves, etc.).  Some of the boards are fairly straight-grained and I'm thinking they might be perfect for a bamboo-backed bow.  

I'm fairly sure it will work, but I don't want to waste my time. What do you guys think?

[frank bullitt]

Looper, go for it! It should be great. Even a self, or other backing should work. There are some bowyers out there, that are also using it in glass bows!

If doing a bamboo backed, you might put in what some call a powerlam, of Walnut, between the backing and belly of Locust.

[Looper]

Frank, that's kind of what I was thinking.  I don't think I could do a self bow out of it, though.  It's 4/4 and I'm pretty sure every ring is violated.  The power lam would just be through the handle area and out to the fades, right?

It is a gorgeous wood, and the best part is I bought it for $1.04/bdft.