Board bow building question

[Blood Trail]

Ok, so I've picked out a perfect red oak board after picking thru the whole frickin lot! I wanna back with bamboo. Question is, do I cut the board to the width (1.5-2 inch) before gluing the backing on? BTW, the boo backing is 70 in. x 1/4 in. x 1 1/2 in. I wanna work out all the kinks before I start on my osage board!

where you at, Arvin?

[Deb]

Arvin is in Mason. 512-656-6493 Why don't you come visit as we planned in Feb. of last year?

[Blood Trail]

Arvin is in Mason. 512-656-6493 Why don't you come visit as we planned in Feb. of last year?

Will make it down that way. Waiting on my wifes schedules from her new job!

[Deb]

It will probably save you a lot of aggravation.

[jmack]

I've no experience, but from what I've read, you'll probably need to thin that boo down to 1/8" or less. Especially so for a board bow.

[BigErn]

Ok, so I've picked out a perfect red oak board after picking thru the whole frickin lot! I wanna back with bamboo. Question is, do I cut the board to the width (1.5-2 inch) before gluing the backing on? BTW, the boo backing is 70 in. x 1/4 in. x 1 1/2 in. I wanna work out all the kinks before I start on my osage board!

where you at, Arvin?

Blood Trail,
LOL,They had just filled the rack up at HD store here,i had every board taken
out,still didn't find one worth a crap,people looked at me like i was crazy!
Have you seen this site? http://www.oocities.org/salampsio/oak.htm
Ernie

[TxNurse]

Look up the Poor Folks Bows site. He posts good build-alongs for those of us starting to do our own. I would do the fiberglass drywall tape backing first as he shows in one of his posts rather than wasting a good piece of bamboo on a red oak bow. Red oak does not stand up well to the tensile strength of bamboo. I did the dry wall tape on my first one, and it is still good. The main thing is to get practice tillering on something less expensive.

[Blood Trail]

I figured I 'pratice' on the red oak before attempting the Osage/boo backed (and till I can get down by Arvin)

[Deb]

I'm home Blood give me a call. Sorry I be on Deb's computer.

[BigErn]

I'm fixin to start tillering one this week,it's red oak with hickory backing.
Ernie

[Blood Trail]

I'm home Blood give me a call. Sorry I be on Deb's computer.

Just got home from church, Arvin. I'll call ya tomorrow

[meangene1969]

Build wider and biggerthen you can tune down.