Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Steve Milbocker on December 02, 2010, 12:19:08 pm
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I have been working on laying in a supply of bow wood. I have some osage with some mighty tight growth rings. Would I be better off backing these staves with raw hide or something or sawing them into board staves where they could be laminated with hickory,bamboo or some other appropriate wood?
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If you can chase the ring you don't have to do anything else. Jawge
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Most of them are too thin to chase George,at least for me.
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I have backed thin ringed osage with rawhide with good results. I like thin ringed osage as it make a very good bow. Chase a back ring as good as possible and back it with rawhide.
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Thanks Pat, sounds good to me. I wasn't sure how I was going to get it milled anyway!
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What Pat said. Use a scraper to get to the ring you want after going to the ring above it. If you come through with a violation try again. If you get no violations you n't ned a backing. If less than 1/16 leave it could be tough. Leave it a little wider. Jawge
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I agree with the guys. I just went to a sawmill to try and get some quartersawn osage. We cut through 2 trees and the center cut was bad on each tree. It is hard to get a good piece of quartersawn osage. Odds are you'll just get rift sawn boards. You'll get many more bows from your wood doing as Jawge and Pat have recommended.
George
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Thank you gentleman.