Hey guys and gals,
I'm planning out a cherry bow to build for my girlfriend. you guys were very helpful on the draw length question I had a few weeks back. What do you think is a good material to back a cherry board with? I am thinking rawhide at the moment what do you think of that? Would bamboo overpower it?
This is a cool piece of wood. I ripped the board from a 100 year old piece of cherry that was originally meant to be a mantle. This is the first bow I've built from this particular tree and I am excited to try it out. I think I can get a few staves and a few dozen arrows from it if it works.
Thanks,
cville
Raw hide will be plenty strong and easy to put on.
Rawhide would be an excellent backing and it makes a great pallet for adding artwork.
Thanks, I thought so I just wanted to run it by you guys first. I'll post pics when I finally get it finished. Work is going to be a little crazy for the next couple months.