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Offline Shondy55

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sapwood question
« on: December 22, 2012, 08:15:41 pm »
hey guys iv'e got a nice piece of osage but the growth rings are all very small and close together.  its a nice straight stave.  my question is how much sapwood should i leave on for a sapwood bow and whats the heaviest i could go with it? the stave is about 63in long.   thanks!
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Offline DavidV

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Re: sapwood question
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2012, 08:22:14 pm »
Just take the bark off if you can't chase a ring.
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Offline okie64

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Re: sapwood question
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2012, 09:00:37 pm »
Quote from: DavidV on December 22, 2012, 08:22:14 pm
Just take the bark off if you can't chase a ring.

Agreed, i just built my first with sapwood an it worked out fine. I dont have experience with heavy bows but I would say it would work fine up to 70 lbs or so, depending on earlywood/latewood ratio.
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