Toasting bamboo

[kiltedcelt]

If you're toasting bamboo to apply to the belly of a bow, do you sand the rind off first or can you toast first and sand later?

[james parker]

it is far better to leave the rind on when tempering ,a full carbonization requires the rind to be there,also the strip needs to be full thickness ,,you cannot fully darken a  boo strip at its final dimension ..on another note up to 20 # - sometimes  even more, can be achieved from a full temper.. very easy to over build the bow.....james