Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: shootinbud on December 18, 2007, 08:08:47 pm
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what would you guys reccomend backing a black cherry board bow with ?
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Rawhide,Black cherry is kinda brittle.
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Or a really thin strip of hickory.
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Maple would be great. I've backed some lighter woods fantastically with his strips.
Dave
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Silk, linen. Pat
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Don't mean to steal your thread, but my question is the same topic. When you use backing strips of wood, do the backing strips need to be taken down to a single ring as you would a stave? And is there any other material that adds draw weight to the bow like sinew does?
Keith
The Lord must not be an Archer. He gave a deer just enough brains to tan his hide, so you'd think he would provide enough sinew to back a bow...
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Knocker, all wood backings add weight. Most guys prefer backings cut ring bias ////or vertical grain lllll so chasing a ring would be impossible. Justin
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Cherry Bark. :)
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Hi,
I've backed cherry boards with 1/8" quarter sawn (vertical grain) hickory, and 3/16" quarter sawn maple, and both have worked very well. Super strong, little string follow. I suppose rawhide would also work well (have not tried it myself). Cherry is pretty light, and can be a bit brittle. The bows I've made with it have turned out well.