Back Fibre Tension
If I'm making sugar maple longbows from board bows- As I don't have much wood to spare are there any steps to take to prevent a 'stepped' back from splitting?
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A backing should help the back from splintering. Rawhide, sinew, or other.
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Some people use a linen or silk backing. However, I prefer rawhide or sinew.In my experience cloth doesn't work quite as good for a backing as rawhide or sinew.
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What does a stepped back mean? To me it is one with too many run outs or run ups to use. The number of run ups or outs would determine if a backing would hold the bow together so a general answer is...
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I'm with Jawge, have to be real fussy with boards.I much prefer a natural stave.
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Boomer wrote:I'm with Jawge, have to be real fussy with boards.I much prefer a natural stave.x3!! You really have to mess up to break even a sapling bow in my opinion, but I've broken plenty of boards.
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