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Title: Ash wood fiberglas bow?
Post by: litoduk on April 12, 2016, 01:51:00 PM

hello friends, I am considering using ash wood instead of maple on glass bow.
you believe ? nice bows out ?
Thank you.

Title: Re: Ash wood fiberglas bow?
Post by: Buemaker on April 12, 2016, 04:42:00 PM

Yes, you can use Ash.   :)

Title: Re: Ash wood fiberglas bow?
Post by: KenH on April 12, 2016, 04:59:00 PM

Ash under glass is a beautiful thing....

Title: Re: Ash wood fiberglas bow?
Post by: Roy from Pa on April 12, 2016, 06:16:00 PM

Ash is very good core lam wood. Strong and springy.. And purty.

Title: Re: Ash wood fiberglas bow?
Post by: litoduk on April 13, 2016, 05:39:00 PM

thanks guys!
and I have ash in house looks great!
I have to study how to hang pictures to teach my workshop.

Title: Re: Ash wood fiberglas bow?
Post by: 7 Lakes on April 16, 2016, 03:46:00 PM

Ash makes an excellent bow wood.  It's one of the no cost choices on our base (North American Hardwood) bows.

Title: Re: Ash wood fiberglas bow?
Post by: Bubbadooz on April 18, 2016, 07:40:00 PM

I'm glad I seen thisv

Title: Re: Ash wood fiberglas bow?
Post by: Bubbadooz on April 18, 2016, 07:43:00 PM

Pressed "post" on accident lol. Anyway I'm glad I seen this thread I'm thinking of building a laminated bow with ash core as well. Good to know it'll work. Good luck.

Title: Re: Ash wood fiberglas bow?
Post by: Nezwin on April 19, 2016, 08:11:00 PM

This gets away from the post a little, but how does Ash go as a belly wood? Or as a backing or self board bow?

I've got a number of Ash logs that I've milled into boards and I know the roundbacks will be good for staves. I'm curious if the straightgrained boards might be used like a Red Oak board bow?