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Offline Stingray45

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Bamboo Backing & Core wood question...
« on: November 19, 2010, 01:14:09 pm »
Does anyone have any experience using bloodwood with bamboo backing? Im planning to thinning the boo down to 1/8". Does anyone know anything about bloodwood, would it be strong enough in compression? I also have some ash I was thinking of using with thin boo, but I read some other posts where many didnt think it was strong enough in compression. I do have hickory that I could use but I was looking to see if anyone since those last posts may have tried working with boo & ash. Thanks.
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Offline adb

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Re: Bamboo Backing & Core wood question...
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2010, 06:43:28 pm »
I've made a couple of ELB tri-lams, with bloodwood as the core, ash backed, with osage belly. Both worked out very well. I've never used it as a belly wood.