Trim 2" glass/lames down to 1 3/4"

[Cruiserpilot]

I've been away from the game for many years and decided to get back into it.

I have 2" glass and maple lams sitting in the basement already.  
My form is for a 1 3/4" bow.  
What's the best method for cutting a 1/4" off the glass without damaging it.
As I've said its been years since I've worked with it and had always bought the glass in the width I wanted to work with.

Thanks in advance for the help.

[Bowjunkie]

Been there. Easy. Tape the smooth faces of the glass pieces with masking tape, painter's tape, or whatever you use... both pieces.

Stack them just as you would while building the bow... glass/maple/maple/glass... smooth glass sides out. Wrap them with tape in three or four places to hold them together as one.

Draw a longitudinal line on top of this stack at 1 3/4", or set your bandsaw fence appropriately.

Cut them to the line.

p.s. It will help with splintering on the bottom piece of fiberglass if you either use a perfectly flat board or another lam on the bottom of this 'stack', and/or have a zero clearance blade insert in your bandsaw's table.

[Cruiserpilot]

Thanks!
I have an older blade that isn't to sharp anymore.
I was thinking about using that blade to trim it.
Will that increase my chances of splintering?
I have a brand new blade but don't want to trash it if I can avoid it.

[kennym]

I've been cutting with a carbide on my table saw.

I set fence to desired width ,clamped a pc of 1/4" Masonite(any ply wwood will work too)against the fence covering the table and raised the blade thru it to make a quickie zero clearance .

Works great, have used it several times.

Lams I just bandsaw slowly and carefully as Jeff said.

[Bowjunkie]

Good idear there Ken. Same/same.

[kennym]

Savin my bandsaw blade!  

[Cruiserpilot]

Thanks for all the help guys