Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: TurtleCreek on January 18, 2012, 02:25:11 pm
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When backing an osage board with hickory, would there be any need to trap the back?
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Nope, but it looks very nice when you put a bigger than normal radius on the edges. Kind of rounds it off and smoothes the lines out.
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Interesting question TurtleCreek. Inner limbs, not so much..........except maybe to help prevent fretting is fresh wood. Or to help with reflexed limbs right out of the handle. Probably a good idea as you progress to the tips to save additional weight.......Art
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I am still a "greenhorn" so to speak and from what I learned is that an osage belly would not be overpowered by the hickory back. But I was wondering if trapping the hickory back may cause the osage belly to overpower the hickory backing?
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No just round the edges well.
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I have a hickory backed osage board bow. I did not trap the back - still shooting strong after 3 years.