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Offline vinemaplebows

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Re: Would Yew Or Wouldn't Yew...
« Reply #15 on: June 24, 2013, 08:23:48 pm »
Knife scales.
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Offline Hamish

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Re: Would Yew Or Wouldn't Yew...
« Reply #16 on: June 24, 2013, 10:07:11 pm »
Your best option for bows, as long as the heartwood is not punky or full of cracks, is to lumberize it, season  and back it with hickory. Sapwood is the weak link, susceptible to rot and might break in tension.
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