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Title: Bloodwood
Post by: Buemaker on October 06, 2016, 05:07:00 AM

Has anybody used Bloodwood as a belly/compression laminate in  an all wood laminate bow?
Thanks Bue--

Title: Re: Bloodwood
Post by: Jack Skinner on October 06, 2016, 08:53:00 AM

Not in a bow but it is my favorite footing material for arrow shafts, heavy and tough as nails. On a grain scale I once weighed several footing materials in the blank form and bloodwood was the heaviest. It will make that laminated bow heavy in the hand but why not try.

Title: Re: Bloodwood
Post by: rainman on October 06, 2016, 10:21:00 AM

Yes, very similar to Osage Orange, they are both in the Mulberry family.  It makes a great belly wood and bends with heat just like Osage.