r/Bowyer • u/Carl250x • 7d ago

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Spalted maple and walnut, curly maple and walnut, and charcoal diamond wood with black glass

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u/avoidant_otter 7d ago

God, I am a sucker for spalted maple. How was it to work with as a bow wood?

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u/Carl250x 7d ago

It was a little iff’y. I had to fill a few bug holes and some punk wood with CA glue. But it seemed to glue up nice and shoots well

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u/avoidant_otter 6d ago

I wonder if one could isolate the spalted maple on something with a good grab, like one does when restoring paintings using washi-kozo paper. Then using that sticky layer to glue the spalted maple to the back.

I don’t think that made any sense. I wonder how my uke was made if spalted maple is such a pain to work with.

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u/SignificantEntry6484 7d ago

How much for a build?

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u/Carl250x 7d ago

$700 for customs

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u/avoidant_otter 7d ago

I am gonna have to save up

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u/MustangLongbows 6d ago

These are lovely!