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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: knap_123 on April 17, 2012, 02:23:30 pm

Title: blk, walnut ?
Post by: knap_123 on April 17, 2012, 02:23:30 pm

can u just peal the bark off blk. walnut and let that be the back or do u have to chase a ring?

Title: Re: blk, walnut ?
Post by: DarkSoul on April 17, 2012, 02:27:50 pm

The sapwood right underneath the bark is just fine!

Unless you're after the beautiful heartwood; in that case you would have to go deeper to get some of that dark heartwood in the limbs.

Title: Re: blk, walnut ?
Post by: Brock on April 17, 2012, 11:40:41 pm

so you could knock the bark off after it dries like hickory and use the under layer (Cambium) for the back ring?