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Offline fisher2

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looking for hickory backing
« on: May 17, 2013, 11:27:44 am »
im looking for some hickory backing we dont have any suppliers locally so i need some

Offline JeremiahVires

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Re: looking for hickory backing
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2013, 03:33:33 pm »
What exactly are you looking for?  Thin strips of Hickory?
I've heard you can buy hickory veneers at hardware stores, as long as they're straight grained.
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Offline DarkSoul

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Re: looking for hickory backing
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2013, 06:45:46 am »
Nobody adviced you to glue a backing onto this stick, if that's what you're planning to do. What do you need the backing for?
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Offline fisher2

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Re: looking for hickory backing
« Reply #3 on: May 19, 2013, 11:47:17 am »
im making a lightweight red oak bow for a friend and she wants the two tone of  the limbs and a dark handle , and backings are handy to have