Is action boo just good for core material or can it be used as a backing strip???
I use a lot of it as accent pieces in risers so it will complement the 'boo in the core.Sometimes white or any colored phenolic to me just looks a bit much.Had no probs in risers.
Thanks Bob I'm gonna try that!!! But I was wondering if I could use it to back say a maple board...I believe it would probably lift a splinter or explode but still I wonder
Personal feeling is that it might do just that. :campfire:
I think it would probably fail... but that's just a guess since I've never done it.
Lets put it this way, using action boo as a backing is almost like sanding the nodes right off a raw bamboo backing.
Actionboo would be slightly stronger since the nodes are offset from one another, but I'd be worried about the backing poppoing a splinter on the corner wherever there is a node.
My suggestion is either use raw bamboo as is common, or if you want to use lumber for a backing, use straight grained hickory, pecan, white oak, or hard maple. All are readily available, typically straight grained, and fairly inexpensive.
does the maple need backed soy or are you just trying to complicate things :goldtooth: seriously i'm pretty sure it won't work
Yes it does need backing ....I kinda figured it wouldn't work but it didn't hurt to ask :goldtooth: