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Title: cedar tip overlays
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on March 20, 2012, 10:30:32 am

just curious if anyone has tried cedar for tip overlays.....seems it would be too soft...but i have beeen surprised before with erc  so im thinking the fibers may compress and actually be pretty tough...   its such an un-usual wood i dont know what is to be expected of it anymore

Title: Re: cedar tip overlays
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on March 20, 2012, 10:32:45 am

Good question. I have a ton of white cedar trim around and thought some of the sections would make a cool overlay.

Title: Re: cedar tip overlays
Post by: blackhawk on March 20, 2012, 10:38:00 am

Ive thought of using my scraps for overlays too,but always shy away from doing it. Maybe use it as a bottom piece with a hard wood on top where the string actually grooves in? That way its protected from the highest point of pressure,and the string wouldnt actually be touching it much where it matters most

Title: Re: cedar tip overlays
Post by: DarkSoul on March 20, 2012, 10:57:34 am

Since I've seen horn and snakewood overlay "snap in half" at the string groove, I use nothing but the densest woods. I like skinny tips, narrower than ½", so there's not much wood to hold my string in place. I need it to hold, and not worry about the string denting the overlay. WRC is way too soft for me liking. I would have to compensate the weak wood by making my limbtips much wider - not desirable for me.

Title: Re: cedar tip overlays
Post by: straightarrow on March 20, 2012, 12:05:16 pm

 I just put cedar on a bow that I'm working on. They shaped really nice with ease.

Jon

Title: Re: cedar tip overlays
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on March 20, 2012, 02:37:54 pm

let us know how it holds up!  and the poundage of the bow as well

Title: Re: cedar tip overlays
Post by: jimmy on March 20, 2012, 02:53:49 pm

I cut some real nice red cedar just for tip overlays once. It was real pretty but it splits very easily. It made me nervous having all that pressure from the string bearing down into it, so I never used it again.

Title: Re: cedar tip overlays
Post by: bubby on March 20, 2012, 03:25:43 pm

i would not use cedar as the top overlay, but i've got some manzanita that i'm gonna use, beautyfull, and hard, Bub

Title: Re: cedar tip overlays
Post by: straightarrow on March 20, 2012, 04:44:10 pm

The bow I put them on is 53@27. I was nervous at first about them being too soft I got my grooves cut deep and the finish is hard......I think they'll be fine. I'll post a picture later

Jon

Title: Re: cedar tip overlays
Post by: straightarrow on March 21, 2012, 04:04:02 pm

The very ends are ebony over cedar

Title: Re: cedar tip overlays
Post by: blackhawk on March 21, 2012, 04:09:30 pm

Hey jon...why dont ya show us the rest of that bow >:D.....shes a beauty

Title: Re: cedar tip overlays
Post by: straightarrow on March 21, 2012, 04:12:53 pm

Lol...... I'm giving it to him tonight. Hope to have it posted soon