Author Topic: Formica as a bow materail?  (Read 364 times)

Offline 44charlie

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Formica as a bow materail?
« on: March 08, 2013, 09:43:00 AM »
Just because I have it laying around I've put it on a kids bow, but what about for a hunting bow at 45#'s? If you did use it what glue would you use? Tite Bond or Contact Cement?

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Offline RAU

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Re: Formica as a bow materail?
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2013, 12:46:00 PM »
I dont think I would use it cept for putting on the top of forms. Maybe you could use some as an accent strip in a riser. I wouldnt use anything less than the epoxy I used throughout the rest of the bow tho

Offline JamesV

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Re: Formica as a bow materail?
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2013, 05:57:00 AM »
I played with formica as a bow material in the limbs and they ALL broke. Makes good tip over/underlays and accents in the riser, use epoxy.
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Offline LittleBen

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Re: Formica as a bow materail?
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2013, 08:24:00 AM »
I think formica is better left for benchtops and forms

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