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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: Wolftrail on December 06, 2015, 03:41:00 PM

Title: Lam Stack order
Post by: Wolftrail on December 06, 2015, 03:41:00 PM

For a Tri-lam bow using Black walnut and Eastern maple would it be better to use the Walnut on the back.?

Title: Re: Lam Stack order
Post by: Bowjunkie on December 06, 2015, 07:11:00 PM

I'd use the walnut in the center, maple(assuming it is hard maple) on the back if it was flawless of defects and ring and grain runout, and maple on the belly... unless I had some osage or yew laying around, in which case I'd use it on the belly.

Title: Re: Lam Stack order
Post by: Wolftrail on December 06, 2015, 07:43:00 PM

Yep Eastern maple is hard maple/sugar maple.  Maple back west is big leaf not good for bows other than Vine maple and Douglas maple.

Title: Re: Lam Stack order
Post by: mikkekeswick on December 07, 2015, 03:43:00 AM

Maple back, walnut core and maple belly (preferable heat treated pre glue-up)).