Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bigcountry on February 05, 2009, 11:45:42 am
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Just got a plank of IPE from a flooring place. I need some sort of backing. I was planning on boo, but hickory is an option. Does the hickory backing need to have perfect grain from end to end? If it doesn't, can it lift a splinter like a backing of a selfbow? Seems like a huge expectations to find a piece of hickory that is perfect straight grain end to end.
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Ive seen quarter sawn hick used,you might want to check out what the advertisers on PA sell and that would give you lots of info.
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Quarter sawed with the least amount of grain run offs is the way to go for hickory backings. ;) Just look for the same kind of thing you would want for a board bow.
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The hickory backing I used was just sawed from a board with standing rings.
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I have a whole bunch of hickory staves drying. I wonder if I can get backing off that. I rarely see hickory boards.
Can someone explain what quarter saw is? Sorry for the dense questions. I can definately see how someone could get a good backing from a straight grained perfect board.
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In the image look how the grain runs through the board. On a quartersawn borad. The rings go perpendicular to the long width of the board, if that makes sense. As you can see in the other types of cuts, you might get a few boards that are plainsawn or riftsawn that look like quarter sawn boards. Quartersawn and riftsawn are typical more expensive because you get a smaller number of boards from each log, but you get a more consistent grain pattern and you only have to worry about run off on the thin side of the board. I usually look through the plainsawn boards at the home depot or the like, and can usually find a few boards that have the quartersawn grain pattern.
Rick
(http://i210.photobucket.com/albums/bb311/crumrw/quartersawn.jpg)
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Wow, I need to double check my spelling and grammar before posting apparently!! ...sorry
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Thanks Crum, great explanation