Bloodwood for veneers?

[beachbowhunter]

Guys, I have a nice piece of bloodwood and would like to use it as a veneer. I've seen where people have said it is very stiff and can be oily. Is that true?  Would it be ok for a thin veneer? I will use maple for the lams...

[legends1]

I use it all the time in risers mostly 1/8" accents. Not ever used it in a limb but know its been done.

[Troy D. Breeding]

Like Michael I've used it alot as accent stripes in risers. No problems to date using it that way. However, I've always considered it too oily of a wood for limbs. Might have a glue problem when bending. JMHO...

Troy

[Trumpkin the Dwarf]

Having worked with rosewood a bit, I found it to be crumbly and oily. I would guess there could be problems if you did not prepare the wood extremely well before glue up.

[Trad Dad]

Sam Harper of poorfolkbows.com did one with bloodwood.

http://poorfolkbows.com/glass3.htm

[beachbowhunter]

Thanks for the feedback. Is is more oily than cocobolo which is used all the time for veneers?

[7 Lakes]

It will work, not saying it will be good but it'll work.  Get a new roll of sandpaper for the drum, it's sticky, gummy stuff to work with.