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Offline bow101

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Re: White Oak as a backing?
« Reply #15 on: October 03, 2014, 10:29:11 pm »
I personally would not use oak for backing because its so Grainy in nature I would be more comfortable with maple or boo.  But thats me.
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Offline bubby

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Re: White Oak as a backing?
« Reply #16 on: October 03, 2014, 11:18:18 pm »
well I wouldn't use red oak for a backer, white oak is a different breed of oak though
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Offline Denham Archer

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Re: White Oak as a backing?
« Reply #17 on: October 03, 2014, 11:45:54 pm »
The last bow I finished was a red oak board backed with a white oak strip.  Brute of a bow, at least for me at 60 lbs.  I scraped it down to 50, and is a sweet shooter.  I've never had a white oak backed board or a white oak bow fail.  Strong stuff, white oak.
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