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Offline jandersson

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Decrown, knots and rawhide backing.
« on: April 10, 2016, 05:47:30 pm »
Good day,
In laws was cleaning their backyard and I found some Buckthorn in the pile. While drying it checked badly and in hopes to try to save the sapling I decrowned it.  While decrowning it I had to go over a bunch of knots and branches as you can see in the so so picture. Is rawhide going to be enough to make the back "safe"?

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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Decrown, knots and rawhide backing.
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2016, 07:36:27 pm »
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Decrown, knots and rawhide backing.
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2016, 10:58:38 pm »
Why would you decrown it? Seems like you made it more dangerous rather than saving it.
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Re: Decrown, knots and rawhide backing.
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2016, 11:10:02 pm »
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Offline joachimM

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Re: Decrown, knots and rawhide backing.
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2016, 02:26:36 am »
Buckthorn is rather good in compression so back it with sinew or sisal fibers. Rawhide will prevent splinters lifting but will take rather little of the tension strain, and the bow will hinge at the knots.
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