Can Maple Replace Bamboo Cores in Korean Bows?

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SamuraiwarriorMon Jan 02, 2006 1:47 am

I have some real nice white hard maple lumber that I would like to make into bow cores. Since I cannot get thick bamboo, I would like to use maple. Is this wood capable of handling the tip touching reflex drawing back to parallel limbs?

Thanks,
SW

sosohiSun Jan 15, 2006 6:05 am

For military purpose bow, our ancestors used the mullberry core.

Nowaday, laminate bow makers in Korea using the maple core.