dagame as backing wood ???

[medicinewheel]

hi all!  -  i believe i heard of dagame (brasilian cherry) being used for backings but i'm not sure! does anyone over here has experience with dagame?? if it can be used: how is it in tension compared to hickory?
thanks, frank

[medicinewheel]

hi again! - c'mon, 35 views and no replies??!! nobody ever tried dagame for a backing?? 

[Dane]

Frank, I have used degame / lemonwood successfully for bows, but not as a backing. I do belive degame is lemonwood? I have seen lemonwood bows backed with hickory, if that helps.

Dane

[Pat B]

Frank, I always heard of Digame(lemonwood) for belly wood but not backing wood.  Ever since the US embargo of Cuba(thats another kettle of fish) Digame has been difficult to get here in the US. I have a few old lemonwood bows but they were all backed with something.    Pat

[medicinewheel]

oh, i guess that's the problem: i don't mean lemonwood, what i got here i from brazil, it pretty much looks like cherrywood. it's also called brazilian cherry therefore. it's dagame, not degame. it's really confusing with exotic woods' names.
what i have looks as it could function as a backing. well maybe i just try it one day...
frank

[Far East Archer]

Is the wood a bright red color? I believe what you have is jatoba, also known as Brazilian cherry. I know Thimo has used it a lot and others on here too. Its very hard and heavy but if I remember correctly the wood wasn't that good in tension but then again I have seen them made unbacked. It should work just like ipe and so if your board has straight grain you can make a selfbow from it.

-Alex

[medicinewheel]

yesss, you're right alex!  -  it is jatoba not dagame what i have here...i get confused with the names of these woods and i'm not too familiar with them, yet. but this answers my question; if it's not good in tension i won't use it as a backing wood, thanks!
frank