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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: rockhound34 on December 22, 2009, 11:56:50 pm

Title: Red cedar bow?
Post by: rockhound34 on December 22, 2009, 11:56:50 pm

 ??? Hello folks,, I was wondering if you ever worked a cedar stave that had some waves in the way it grew. I would assume you would follow the growth rings.

Title: Re: Red cedar bow?
Post by: ricktrojanowski on December 23, 2009, 08:02:06 am

You either have to follow the ring or back it, if you violate a ring.  For cedar, you might want to back it regardless.

Title: Re: Red cedar bow?
Post by: nugget on December 23, 2009, 09:27:45 am

The ones I made from wavy cedar, I just shaped the back how I wanted and then backed it with rawhide. I usually always take some of the sap wood off anyways.
TJ