Straight End Longbow

[buddyb]

On a straight end longbow does it matter if you run a .002 taper lamination on the back or belly? The rest of the laminations would be parallel.

[Forwardhandle]

I'm assuming your speaking core lam's , I have  done it both ways for the same design bow and it makes no difference as far as I can tell , the stack and taper are the same when glued up !

[Crooked Stic]

Either way works well.

[kennym]

If it's straight full length with back of riser also straight, the tapers have to be on belly so the riser doesn't rock on the center of tapers. This will give a big glue line at  riser ends.

 Or put a reverse taper on the form (thin end to center) to make up for the tapers under riser.

Hope that made some sense!

[Flem]

Not sure what style bow you are making, but I always put them on the belly side (ASL).
That said, I don't think it would make much difference. But I cannot speak to the style of bows most guy's here are making, cause' I'm totally ignorant as to what Kenny is referring too!

[KenH]

To me a longbow ALWAYS has straight ends.  What other kinds of ends could there be that would still be a longbow and not a recurve???

[Flem]

Folks take a lot of latitude with terminology, best not to think in absolutes. For instance, "I" beam.

[kennym]

To the original question,  if you put a .002 taper under the straight riser, you either have to fit the riser to the taper or have (on a 18" riser) a gap at ends of riser of .018"

[buddyb]

Thanks guys.

Kenny I know exactly what your talking about. The belly of the bow would be all parallel lams and the back would have the taper lamination.

By straight end I mean the limbs would be straight no reflex or deflex in them.

[kennym]

In that case, I don't think it makes much if any difference.