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Title: lancewood lamination for limb?
Post by: jerome on June 28, 2009, 07:22:00 PM

hi ,i am choosing woods  for a longbow and  was curious about the renown elasticity of the australian lancewood

did any of you ever used it in a longbow ?

Title: Re: lancewood lamination for limb?
Post by: dutchwarbow on June 29, 2009, 06:01:00 PM

victorian bowyers used it under a hickory backing... just as Lemonwood, snakewood and others.

Nick