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Offline Lee Lobbestael

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bamboo backed walnut
« on: January 07, 2012, 08:12:23 pm »
Is bamboo backed walnut a good combo? or hickory backed walnut?
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Offline MWirwicki

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Re: bamboo backed walnut
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2012, 08:34:24 pm »
Never tried it but, it would certainly be pretty!
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Offline nativenoobowyer86

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Re: bamboo backed walnut
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2012, 08:51:31 pm »
Either of those combos sounds good to me :D
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Offline Lee Lobbestael

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Re: bamboo backed walnut
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2012, 08:52:16 pm »
I know it! My father-in-law has two nice pieces and I can have them. I just have never worked with walnut and don"t know how it is in compression.
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Offline Lee Lobbestael

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Re: bamboo backed walnut
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2012, 08:52:47 pm »
great I think I'll try one of each
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: bamboo backed walnut
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2012, 09:43:30 pm »
One of my first bows was a canvas backed black walnut. sweet shooter (until a let a long arm gorilla pull it) :'(
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Offline artcher1

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Re: bamboo backed walnut
« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2012, 09:53:28 pm »
Boo didn't work for me Lee. Go with the hickory backing.
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Offline LEGIONNAIRE

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Re: bamboo backed walnut
« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2012, 11:43:23 pm »
Bamboo backed walnut will probably develop frets or chrysals because the bamboo will overpower the walnut. I once did a maple backed walnut and it ended up with frets and such, now bamboo is a little stronger so the same will probably happen in that case. Maybe someone who has actually tried it can chime in.
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Re: bamboo backed walnut
« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2012, 11:56:58 pm »
White ash as a backing might be worth looking into
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Offline bubby

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Re: bamboo backed walnut
« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2012, 02:02:40 am »
i think i'd try white oak/walnut, i think it will work pluss a great color combo, Bub
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Offline comix

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Re: bamboo backed walnut
« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2012, 08:50:05 am »
bamboo backed walnut worked for me ...
try to get the bamboo as thin as possible and leave the walnut belly wider than the boo to get a trapezoid cross-section

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Re: bamboo backed walnut
« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2012, 09:38:51 am »
Walnut can chrysal fairly easily when hard backed.  I would go with Ash or Hickory and keep the backing thin.
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Offline Lee Lobbestael

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Re: bamboo backed walnut
« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2012, 03:56:11 pm »
Well hickory is very accessible for me so maybe I'lltry a thin hickory backing. Should be a good color combo.
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