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Offline swimbill

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Backing question
« on: January 18, 2011, 02:59:45 pm »
I am building a r/d Ipe bow.  I need to back it.  I have 2 choices, which is better?  I have hickory but the grain is not good flat sawn, would probably need a linen back on top, or I have quartersawn white oak with very straight grain only 1-2 run offs.  opinions

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Offline Pat B

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Re: Backing question
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2011, 04:16:10 pm »
I'd go with the hickory. Paired with ipe it will make a very good bow. Even with some grain problems hickory makes a good backing. Unless the backing has radical runoffs the hickory should be suficient with no other backing.
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Offline crooketarrow

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Re: Backing question
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2011, 10:33:56 pm »
   Back the backing now thats a new one to me.
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