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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: hillbilly61 on March 04, 2010, 10:18:00 pm

Title: Backing Thickness
Post by: hillbilly61 on March 04, 2010, 10:18:00 pm

 I have some maple and a strip of walnut that I thought of making as the backing. The maple is 3/4" thick and the walnut is 1/2" How thin do I need to make the walnut?

Title: Re: Backing Thickness
Post by: El Destructo on March 04, 2010, 10:19:55 pm

I always try to make the Backing Strips 1/8 to 3/16 thick...no thicker

Title: Re: Backing Thickness
Post by: bcbull on March 05, 2010, 12:24:09 am

id saw the maple  1/8  back the walnut with it  walnut  not a good backing wood   brock