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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: deermaster on July 12, 2007, 07:51:04 pm

Title: moisture content in hickory backed hickory?
Post by: deermaster on July 12, 2007, 07:51:04 pm
is the moisture content in a reflex glue up as critical in the 8-10% range in selfbows? if so, what is a good target? i will not be curing the glue with heat so if it needs to dry, should it be before the glue up?  it is bought from rudder bows so it will probably be dried some to begin with..??? mybe?? thanks for any ideas!!
Title: Re: moisture content in hickory backed hickory?
Post by: Pat B on July 12, 2007, 09:35:08 pm
Usually with hickory, 6% is where you want to be. Most other woods can't take M/C that low but that is where hickory shines. Dan Perry makes and shoots bows for flight shooting. He has claimed hickory backed hickory as one of his favorite combo. Dan lives in Utah and the flight championships are usually in the dry western climates where the R/H is very low.     Pat
Title: Re: moisture content in hickory backed hickory?
Post by: Minuteman on July 14, 2007, 10:29:11 am
What Pat said... ;)