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Title: Board bow grain lines
Post by: mrbxzzz on March 15, 2017, 03:46:00 PM

Hi everyone, I am working on roughing out a red oak board bow and am wondering if when looking at the back of the bow it is better to have late wood define the edges or to have some early wood for the edges.

In other words can the rough late wood grain be used as the sides of the back for a board bow can you follow the grain for dimensions.

Title: Re: Board bow grain lines
Post by: Roy from Pa on March 15, 2017, 04:08:00 PM

http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=000122

Title: Re: Board bow grain lines
Post by: mrbxzzz on March 15, 2017, 07:40:00 PM

I'm gonna use the mollgabet design so my limbs won't have a taper to the tips as in that build along

Title: Re: Board bow grain lines
Post by: passion for knowledge on March 15, 2017, 07:43:00 PM

The stuff regarding grain still applies.

Title: Re: Board bow grain lines
Post by: mrbxzzz on March 15, 2017, 08:55:00 PM

I'm not a novice bowyer, and understand how to select the correct grain.

I am wondering if the earlywood grain could define the edges of the limb (without taper) to prevent grain run off

or do you need some latewood on the edges to have the early rough grain centered down the limb ?

Title: Re: Board bow grain lines
Post by: mikkekeswick on March 16, 2017, 03:27:00 AM

Grain orientation doesn't matter at all. All that matters is that the grain is straight.

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