maple backings?

[radius]

Hey guys:  what's maple like as a backing strip?

[snedeker]

Terrific on medium weight woods, like Black Locust, Walnut, Hackbery, elm.  Wicked.

Dave

[radius]

ok, and maple on maple would also be good, i guess?

what about maple on yew?  if tillered to 50 or 60 pounds?

[rphaag]

I had a maple backed ash fail on me yesterday... but really it was my fault... 54" NtN... 8" non bending handle... it shot hard to about 22" but then i decided to see if everyone was right about not drawing little bows to 29"... they were! due to a bandsawing mistake i had to pike 7" off each end...

But interrestingly enough, the backing failed right at a dent from when i clamped it on. I found it quite excellent!

-RHiNo

[radius]

what's so great about that?  shame about your bow...

[rphaag]

there is plenty of stress in life, no need to let what i do to relax stress me out too ya know?

anyway... its excellent because with every bow that breaks I learn a HECK of a lot more than the ones that dont.

PLUS... i managed to tiller a sweet little 54" bow that i should have given to a midget or something... fun times!

Trad=fun PERIOD!!!

[snedeker]

I would like to see a maple on yew bow.

[radius]

you'll be seeing 'em...yesterday i glued up a maple back/maple core/yew bellly with a yew power lam and yew riser...looks good so far...nice colour contrast...