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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: huisme on January 31, 2014, 04:42:55 am

Title: Can vine maple bark be left on?
Post by: huisme on January 31, 2014, 04:42:55 am

I like the golding effect I get when I can just slip the bark of the staves, but I'm wondering if I can leave the bark on some of my winter cut staves and leave it on the back.

Title: Re: Can vine maple bark be left on?
Post by: Gordon on January 31, 2014, 10:29:41 am

My experience with vine maple is the bark starts separating from the wood during tillering.

Title: Re: Can vine maple bark be left on?
Post by: huisme on January 31, 2014, 03:12:04 pm

Thank you Gordon. Guess I'll scrape it off and stain the back.

Title: Re: Can vine maple bark be left on?
Post by: mullet on January 31, 2014, 07:29:12 pm

Gordon is right, I left some of the cambium on and it scared the crap out of me everytime I heard it crack.

Title: Re: Can vine maple bark be left on?
Post by: huisme on January 31, 2014, 11:48:28 pm

I've never had the cambium crack on me, but it was always itty bitty spots. Do you think a sort of spotted pattern is less likely to crack than strips or patches?