Backing on an oak board bow?

[gobbler716]

I have a lot of old t-shirts lying around and am about to attempt my first board bow from 1x2x6.  Would this cotton suffice to make a good backing or a bad backing material. 100% cotton.  Best glue to use?  I plan to cover it with wood stain.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

[turtle]

I saw a bow in one of the bowyers bibles backed with a t shirt. I would probably use elmers or titebond glue if i were to try it.

[driftingrz]

I thought cotton stretched too much to be a viable backing? I know silk shirts have been mentioned though

[k-hat]

Use silk or linen... cotton's pretty much worthless if you're trying to hold it together.  I just bought a pair of linen pants from the local thrift for under $2, will cover 4 or 5 bows

[k-hat]

For glue use titebond 2 or 3.  Forgot to add that.

[gobbler716]

Thanks for the advice, I can see where the cotton would stretch too much....

[tattoo dave]

What everybody else said, but go with titebond 3. It's waterproof, and 2 is not.

Tattoo Dave