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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: upstatenybowyer on July 23, 2018, 06:18:54 pm

Title: hickory heartwood for backing?
Post by: upstatenybowyer on July 23, 2018, 06:18:54 pm

Any reason why the heartwood wouldn't make good backing strips? I've got a lot of hickory on my property, but most of the trees are 80-90% heartwood so I don't think getting sapwood-only strips is possible.

Title: Re: hickory heartwood for backing?
Post by: bushboy on July 23, 2018, 06:59:15 pm

From what I've seen it doesn't matter.

Title: Re: hickory heartwood for backing?
Post by: bushboy on July 24, 2018, 03:30:55 pm

I even once used a backing strip of half sapwood and half Heartwood and it didn't introduce any twist!

Title: Re: hickory heartwood for backing?
Post by: upstatenybowyer on July 24, 2018, 03:34:10 pm

Cool.  8) I've got many strips that are half and half. Thanks bushy!  ;)