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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: chadthompson on December 07, 2011, 06:30:07 pm

Title: Bamboo for backing
Post by: chadthompson on December 07, 2011, 06:30:07 pm

  Just wanting to know where everyone gets their bamboo. I live in Utah and would like some suggestions

Title: Re: Bamboo for backing
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on December 07, 2011, 06:35:20 pm

Rudder Bows is very close. Closer the better for boo in my book. Shipping can be a bear.

Title: Re: Bamboo for backing
Post by: chadthompson on December 07, 2011, 06:49:27 pm

 Thanks, I'll check them out

Title: Re: Bamboo for backing
Post by: adb on December 07, 2011, 07:43:33 pm

Be careful with Rudder Bows... sometimes his customer service is not very good. I'd try David Knight at Primal Need Archery... he'll treat you right and fair. I know he has excellent bamboo backings... all ready to glue up.

Title: Re: Bamboo for backing
Post by: Gordon on December 08, 2011, 12:49:39 am

I just received a batch of bamboo slats from Frank's Cane and Rush. They look pretty good.

Title: Re: Bamboo for backing
Post by: tattoo dave on December 08, 2011, 08:58:04 am

I've been ordering from rudder bows for years now, never once had any issues.

Tattoo Dave

Title: Re: Bamboo for backing
Post by: bhenders on December 08, 2011, 01:34:56 pm

Try this

franksupply.com/bamboo/bamboo-products.html#bambooplanks

Title: Re: Bamboo for backing
Post by: Eric Krewson on December 09, 2011, 11:21:42 am

I bought 2 different bundles of 25 planks from Frank's. The first was absolutely gorgeous stuff but every bow I made from it suffered a bamboo failure. I spent 6 months replacing bows that failed, used local bamboo on the replacements, no failures.

Tried another bundle from Frank's, this bundle arrived waterlogged with every plank moldy. threw it all away. No more bamboo from Frank's for me.

On the bows that failed I did scrape all the rind off which may have contributed to the failures. I have done the same on local bamboo with only a couple failures in 30 or so bows.

Title: Re: Bamboo for backing
Post by: Justin Snyder on December 09, 2011, 11:50:52 am

Quote from: bhenders on December 08, 2011, 01:34:56 pm

Try this

franksupply.com/bamboo/bamboo-products.html#bambooplanks

bhenders I edited your post, no links except paying advertisers.

I get mine from Franks also.
BTW Im in Utah also, where are you located? Probably Ogden because that is about as far away as you could get and still be in the same state.  :o

Title: Re: Bamboo for backing
Post by: chadthompson on December 09, 2011, 04:44:50 pm

 Justin, I live in Orem, have for quite some time. I knew some Snyders when I was kid. Cory and Brian, don't know if you know them, that was probably 35 years ago.