Author Topic: Cherry for Laminates (Read 523 times)

jtwalsh62 · « **on:** June 16, 2011, 09:58:00 AM »

what about using cherry for laminates .I hear good thing about Maple ,walnut but not much about cherry.Thinking about 2 laminates under clear glass

Canadabowyer · « **Reply #1 on:** June 16, 2011, 10:55:00 AM »

Cherry makes a very nice limb.I would go for 3 lams with cherry back and belly with a maple or A-boo core. Bob

ChristopherO · « **Reply #2 on:** June 16, 2011, 01:33:00 PM »

Cherry under clear glass is very pretty but I found that it came in under weight on a recurve I built compared to red elm. I will keep that in mind when deciding on thickness of lams.

mater · « **Reply #3 on:** June 16, 2011, 06:47:00 PM »

I agree with canadabowyer. Cherry will be a beauty for sure.

Dick in Seattle · « **Reply #4 on:** June 16, 2011, 07:14:00 PM »

I've built several cherry bows... one is a one lam under glass, an experiment, kind of a glassed self bow, if that makes any sense, with a cherry riser... Real nice looking and shooting. Did a couple with multiple lams and they came out nicely as well, very smooth. As noted, not as powerful as some other choices, but a boo core or an extra lam will fix that. Very nice wood to work with.

jsweka · « **Reply #5 on:** June 16, 2011, 07:52:00 PM »

Cherry only gets better with age under clear glass.

Like was said above, it does make a bit lighter bow for the same stack thickness. I made one a few years ago with an actionboo core and cherry lams on the back and belly. It came out about 5 lbs. lighter than another bow I built with the same dimensions but with maple and actionboo core.

BrushWolf · « **Reply #6 on:** June 16, 2011, 08:03:00 PM »

I have used cherry in 4 bows as veeners over another core never had a problem yet. Add some black walnut and youve got a keeper

RainyDayBows · « **Reply #7 on:** June 16, 2011, 09:34:00 PM »

cherry under clear glass makes a nice looking limb I've used it in flat grain & edge grain.

jsweka · « **Reply #8 on:** June 16, 2011, 09:35:00 PM »

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Originally posted by BrushWolf:
I have used cherry in 4 bows as veeners over another core never had a problem yet. Add some black walnut and youve got a keeper

So something like this BrushWolf...

This one is a keeper. It's the bow I used to take my first deer with a bow I made.

z-man · « **Reply #9 on:** June 16, 2011, 11:32:00 PM »

Just finished this cherry limb longbow, it has a blackwalnut core.

Dick in Seattle · « **Reply #10 on:** June 17, 2011, 12:00:00 AM »

I rounded up a couple of pix of that cherry glassed self bow I mentioned above... one cherry lam, glass and a cherry riser. 30# and a very nice shooter.

Bowjunkie · « **Reply #11 on:** June 17, 2011, 03:51:00 AM »

I really like cherry under glass. It looks and performs great... and it's readily available. I've made bows with it from the 40's to 70's of draw weight. Edge grain for the inside lams and flat grain showing under the glass.

jtwalsh62 · « **Reply #12 on:** June 17, 2011, 07:54:00 AM »

I am liking cherry the more I see it

kennym · « **Reply #13 on:** June 17, 2011, 08:44:00 AM »

My favorite of the ones I have made with cherry...

Roy from Pa · « **Reply #14 on:** June 17, 2011, 02:02:00 PM »

Nice Junkie and Kenny.

BrushWolf · « **Reply #15 on:** June 17, 2011, 03:23:00 PM »

All very nice. I would keep her to jsweka .

eflanders · « **Reply #16 on:** June 19, 2011, 11:51:00 AM »

Cherry as a Belly lam is great looking and it performs in all-wood lam bows too!

7 Lakes · « **Reply #17 on:** June 22, 2011, 07:55:00 PM »

I really like Cherry. Looks great, ages wonderfully under clear glass. Grinds crisp and clean when making laminations, no worries about oil when gluing. Shoots great. What more can you ask.

Robertfishes · « **Reply #18 on:** June 24, 2011, 12:34:00 PM »

We have a tree here called "wild cherry", the leaves are poisonous to cattle..is this the same tree? I have one in the yard about 16-18" and 60 ft tall

7 Lakes · « **Reply #19 on:** June 24, 2011, 08:25:00 PM »

Never seen a 60' tall Cherry tree. Where are you located, Pictures???

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