cedar for core?

[joebuck]

Going to make a boo backed and belly 5 lam bow, thinking about using of coarse 2 lams of boo and 2 lams of locust.  Looking at core parralel of red cedar? Or hackbery? Or pecan?  What do yall think? Trying to use native woods from my camp

[Troy D. Breeding]

Be very careful with cedar. The only bow I've ever had blow up was a cedar cored bow. I like cedar for veneers, but that's about all.

Troy

[Roy from Pa]

Cedar hain't gonna blow up between his other woods. You glass bow girls crack me up:)

[JamesV]

Cedar will work good, but use some cypress for a better bow.

[joebuck]

James , I got cypress!   Thanks