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Offline pincushin

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Hickory backed red oak
« on: January 26, 2014, 02:29:57 am »
70'' long 50@28
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Offline lostarrow

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Re: Hickory backed red oak
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2014, 05:22:18 am »
Looking good! Did you leave the back real thin, crown it ,or trap it?
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Offline H Rhodes

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Re: Hickory backed red oak
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2014, 08:43:14 am »
You are bit by the bow building bug!  Good looking bow.   :D
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Offline Wulamoc

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Re: Hickory backed red oak
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2014, 01:18:53 am »
Good lookin' bow!!!
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Offline Wooden Spring

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Re: Hickory backed red oak
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2014, 11:45:35 am »
Excellent! Most of what I build is hickory backed red oak - it's a great choice for a flat bow, and yours is looking great!
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Offline brettd

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Re: Hickory backed red oak
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2014, 12:50:40 pm »
Where do you guys get the Hickory?  I go out to a local rural lumberyard, but is there an easier source? I find Red Oak at my local home centers, very easy to get.
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