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Bamboo strips

#1 Post by Feral » Sun Nov 02, 2014 6:23 pm

Hey all,
Has anyone used small strips of bamboo (5mm or so) as a backing?
I have huge lengths in my yard 6 metre plus but not wide enough for a single backing so I was wondering if the bamboo was split and glued onto the back of the bow.
To me it would not be that different from using flax or similar.
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Re: Bamboo strips

#2 Post by greybeard » Sun Nov 02, 2014 7:08 pm

What species is the bamboo, what is the wall thickness and node spacing?

The best way to find out is to back a bow with it, if it works well and good, if it fails chalk it up to experience.

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Re: Bamboo strips

#3 Post by Feral » Mon Nov 03, 2014 8:53 am

Haha,
I was hoping to avoid that, but you may be right.
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#4 Post by yeoman » Fri Nov 07, 2014 2:16 pm

It's touted as a viable method in TBB vol.I.

How narrow are the ones you have?
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