Author Topic: Decrowning cascara  (Read 2032 times)

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UserNameTaken

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Decrowning cascara
« on: April 09, 2012, 10:29:10 pm »
Is decrowning cascara a bad idea? I really like the color of the heartwood, and would like to squeeze as much of it into a bow as I can. I tried to decrown a compromised vine maple stave once though, and that was not a good idea. I'm wondering if decrowning cascara would be a similarly bad idea.

Do we know if the heartwood is suitable for the back of a bow?

Offline vinemaplebows

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Re: Decrowning cascara
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2012, 11:24:13 pm »
No, Infact I will be posting a decrowned Cascara bow soon. I love Cascara, been talking about it for years!! Back it if you want it to stay together.
« Last Edit: April 09, 2012, 11:27:23 pm by vinemaplebows »
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UserNameTaken

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Re: Decrowning cascara
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2012, 05:12:24 am »
I'll give it a try. I've got about 5 staves to play around with.

Offline vinemaplebows

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Re: Decrowning cascara
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2012, 03:21:11 pm »
Good luck!
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