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Offline Del the cat

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Thin Lam between Boo and Yew
« on: August 16, 2022, 08:17:19 am »
Hi guys, I'm making a 100# ELB Boo/Yew, but I recon the Yew is a tad thin for the required draw weight.
I'm going to add a thin lam between the boo and Yew, but what wood?
I have lams of Hickory, Ash and some random unidentified golden/brown hardwood, also some Hazel I could saw up into lams.
Any thoughts, ideas, suggestions?
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Offline simk

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Re: Thin Lam between Boo and Yew
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2022, 08:39:21 am »
I'd say either would work. I prefer maple over ash  :) hazel certainly a good option too 👍 looking forward to see it done 👍 weight is my criteria, never seen/heard of a properly done midlam (no checks or major flaws/good grain) fail.
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Re: Thin Lam between Boo and Yew
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2022, 02:00:17 am »
Out of those woods Ash would be the best choice.
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Re: Thin Lam between Boo and Yew
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2022, 04:38:46 am »
Quote from: bownarra on August 17, 2022, 02:00:17 am
Out of those woods Ash would be the best choice.
Cheers... being an impatient git, I've us ed the Hickory as it was already a clean prep'd lam...
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