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Bamboo/cocobolo......can it be done?
« on: May 20, 2009, 07:16:12 am »
Could a guy make a boo backed bow with cocobolo as a belly wood. Or a tri lam bow with say hickory or maple for a core, then cocobolo for the belly? I sure would hate to waste cocobolo. Would the cocobolo fret? Would the limbs be just too heavy to make it worth while?

I was thinking a 66" NTN, 45-50 lbs, and I have a 26" draw.
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Re: Bamboo/cocobolo......can it be done?
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2009, 09:46:05 am »
Hmmmmmm.. Never tried it.. but It would sure be purty!!
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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: Bamboo/cocobolo......can it be done?
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2009, 09:49:49 am »
It works fine.......
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Re: Bamboo/cocobolo......can it be done?
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2009, 11:31:01 am »
Man, that would be pretty.
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Offline Kent D.

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Re: Bamboo/cocobolo......can it be done?
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2009, 03:11:42 pm »
Not sure if cocobolo would work with anything other than putting it under glass.  Ive seen it as lams under glass, but cant say ive seen it used as a belly.  It would be perty.  It would be a tool gummer.
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