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Offline turmoiler

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Bamboo backed white oak, is it possible?
« on: July 02, 2018, 05:53:17 pm »
Hello,
I've obtained a oak board 33mm wide 76" long. The grain is good but not perfect, so i think it needs some kind of backing. The problem is that that the only backing i have at hand is boo. I'm not aiming for a heavy bow, just 40 or 50# at 27". Do you think it will work or w. oak is to weak? What length would you use, i think 76" is too much?
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Offline Bob Barnes

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Re: Bamboo backed white oak, is it possible?
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2018, 08:33:54 pm »
I made one several years ago that was a mild D/R and about 62" 45#... my son shot it for maybe a year before it started fretting... it's still together but not shot any more.
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Offline Dances with squirrels

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Re: Bamboo backed white oak, is it possible?
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2018, 04:29:50 am »
I have an early Dean Torges bow that is bamboo backed white oak. So yep, I think it could work.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Bamboo backed white oak, is it possible?
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2018, 08:28:40 am »
Your success will go up if you build a straight bow in the 63-65" long range. Glue in a few inches of full limb reflex.
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Offline bubby

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Re: Bamboo backed white oak, is it possible?
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2018, 12:51:55 pm »
Quote from: PEARL DRUMS/PEARLY/PD/DRUMS on July 03, 2018, 08:28:40 am
Your success will go up if you build a straight bow in the 63-65" long range. Glue in a few inches of full limb reflex.
What he said ☝️
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Offline bushboy

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Re: Bamboo backed white oak, is it possible?
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2018, 01:54:55 pm »
I would think with very large diameter bamboo thinned down to 1/16th and a core that is long and wide may be the route.
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Offline turmoiler

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Re: Bamboo backed white oak, is it possible?
« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2018, 07:26:36 am »
The problem is that the board i have is only 33mm wide, that is quite narrow for a flatbow so I was thinking about a elb
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Offline JNystrom

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Re: Bamboo backed white oak, is it possible?
« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2018, 07:37:32 am »
I would trap the back, in other words make the bamboo back trapezoid (narrower). This would bring the bamboo's "strength" to oak's level. I guess it would be doable, at least at 70"+.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Bamboo backed white oak, is it possible?
« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2018, 07:40:57 am »
That is very narrow. I agree, make it long.
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