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Offline WhistlingBadger

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Re: Juniper Self bow
« Reply #45 on: November 06, 2019, 10:47:12 am »
Interesting.  When I get around to doing this someday, I want to use heartwood, or a combination, just because it's so dang pretty!  Would I be right assuming the performance difference with sinew backing would be minimal?
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Offline loefflerchuck

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Re: Juniper Self bow
« Reply #46 on: November 07, 2019, 09:55:52 am »
Sapwood is not much different than heartwood in performance as long as it has a sinew back. Not really noticeable and yes it is cool looking heartwood.
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Offline willie

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Re: Juniper Self bow
« Reply #47 on: November 07, 2019, 02:23:23 pm »
Quote from: loefflerchuck on November 06, 2019, 10:11:55 am
My favorite stave is the unbroken sapwood layer under the bark.

do you keep the unbroken? (unblemished outermost ring?) of sapwood on the belly,and apply the sinew to younger wood from inside the stave?
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Offline loefflerchuck

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Re: Juniper Self bow
« Reply #48 on: November 07, 2019, 07:30:48 pm »
Younger wood from the inside of a stave??   

It would be neat to try adding sinew to the inside of a stave, but i stick with the back being the back for ring orientation and a back that does not cut through the grain.
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