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Hickory backed ERC

Started by takefive, February 22, 2016, 12:46:00 AM

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takefive

I tried a mild R/D design and here it is.  It has a 32" red elm power lam.  64" NTN and 45#.  I'm pretty impressed with ERC as a belly lam, especially for as light and soft as it is.











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takefive

The f/d pic was taken before final sanding and staining.  I'll try to put a finished one up soon.

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-Tim Baker

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Jan Westphal

Beautiful!

I would not have considered Cedar to be suitable and compression resistant enough but heck, what do I know....

What stain did you use, I wasn't very successful staining Hickory with water based wood dye.

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Roy from Pa

Very nice Greg, looks awesome.

I guess it's ok..  :)

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Pat B

Nice ERC bow. Looks like a pretty good combo.
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cunruhshoot

Love it! I am a big fan of red cedar as a veneer in my glass bows. But I really like the look in your wood bow.
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takefive

Thanks guys!
Jan, I used TransTint aniline dye in denatured alcohol on the hickory.  It took a few coats to get it dark enough.  I did trap the back a little, too.  So far, so good.   :)
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monterey

Wonder what ferric nitrate solution would do on hickory?  I tried a bit on red oak and it went very dark.
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