Bamboo backing question

[tim-flood]

I watched a video of a guy using that 6" wide stretch wrap.  he pulled it as tight as he could and wrapped the entire bow then clamped it to a Dean like from with only two clamps

[razorsharptokill]

Well after my glue up fiasco a while back,(had a clamp slip and lost the reflex on that limb) I tried again last night. I tried using 1" ratchet motorcycle tie down straps to get the limbs bent to the form, and filament tape as extra insurance against slippage of lams and to hold them to the form. I used c-clamps to squeeze along the center where the stiffening piece is between the boo and the osage, and spring clamps the rest of the way toward the tips. I'll let you know how it worked.

[Jason Lester]

This is interesting to me as I have a BBO ...kit I geuss you could call it..I bought last year (or 2 years ago) at cloverdale. I have yet to touch it because I am afraid to screw it up. I've built selfbows but nothing backed like that.

I'm glad I saw this to save me messing up my BBO (at least this way)

 

[razorsharptokill]

Poor glue lines and warped limbs. Back to te drawing board. Not sure how either happened.

[mjlaychur]

For you guys that like to use rubber for clamping, find a roofing company that uses rubber roofing  ( for flat roofs}  and ask for some scraps. Roll it up and cut it with your band saw, instant long rubber strips. I've been using it for 30 years and it works great. The rubber conforms to any uneven bumps on any backing and doesn't do any damage.  mike