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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bushboy on August 29, 2012, 04:49:59 pm

Title: plain,quartered 0r rift?
Post by: bushboy on August 29, 2012, 04:49:59 pm

Hey all,wich type of board is best suited for a self bow,or are they all egual depending on the grain?thx's!

Title: Re: plain,quartered 0r rift?
Post by: bubby on August 29, 2012, 04:52:14 pm

they will all work, allthough i prefer quartersawn when i can get it, Bub

Title: Re: plain,quartered 0r rift?
Post by: George Tsoukalas on August 29, 2012, 05:34:22 pm

They're all good. With quarter sawn  you need to have perfectly straight edge grain. My site may help. Jawge
http://georgeandjoni.home.comcast.net/~georgeandjoni/index.html

Title: Re: plain,quartered 0r rift?
Post by: Cameroo on August 29, 2012, 09:10:12 pm

I'm no expert, but I love me a nice quarter sawn board  :D

Title: Re: plain,quartered 0r rift?
Post by: tattoo dave on August 29, 2012, 10:04:55 pm

Quarter sawn without a doubt!! Just my 2 cents.

Tattoo Dave

Title: Re: plain,quartered 0r rift?
Post by: DarkSoul on August 30, 2012, 06:38:23 am

The grain must be STRAIGHT, but the ring orientation doesn't really matter. All types of boards will make a self bow.