Vocabulary section and other useful info

[LookMomNoSights]

[galyien trueshot]

CHRYSALS!!! Ahhh so thats what happen to me. wish i could post a pick. A perfect CHRYSALS pic for ya :-)

[jchunt4ever]

I see a lot of use of 'ASL' but can't figure out what it means or stands for. Can someone please enlighten me?

[goobersan]

I think it stands for American Style Longbow. Seems they are similar to a Hill style yet with a bit more taper in limb material and a slightly different profile.

[Roy from Pa]

[Ben C]

Thanks for the great information in all these posts! Brand new to the site today.

Several posts reference back trapping. Can someone please define that? Is it different than backing?

I'm making the transition from compound shooting and have been interested in bow-making for a while. Last year, I made up some oak staves from a trunk that washed down the creek, but they cracked all over the back. I assume the cracks go too deep for the staves to be used. I'll try again with some of this dying ash that's all around the Catskills.

Thanks for any help.

[khperkins]

Great topic! I'm new to bowyering, and have problems remembering some of the terms. This helps, and hopefully it'll get ingrained pretty soon.

[gfugal]

Snipe -
 

Originally posted by kennym:
Snipe is when your planer or sander  makes the ends thinner because the work piece goes past the  the hold down rollers and is no longer pushed down on table. On a sander with hold down  rollers you can nearly or completely eliminate it with pressure roller adjustments.

[Bow Bender]

   "LVL"       Laminated Veneer Lumber - Some Bowyers are using this material to construct their bow forms.  This info is from Wikipedia.

Laminated veneer lumber is an engineered wood product that uses multiple layers of thin wood assembled with adhesives. It is typically used for headers, beams, rimboard, and edge-forming material. Wikipedia

[Appalachian Hillbilly]

What is "piking" limbs to change draw weight.

[Roy from Pa]

Piking is cutting a little off the ends of the limbs, making them shorter increases draw weight. Cutting 1 inch off each limb tip will increase the draw weight by about 5 pounds.

[Kirkll]

Ipe (ee-pay) is a type of very dense very hard wood usually used in decks and other outdoor uses. It is usually a dark brown colour.

This is often  referred to as "Ironwood". Its a very hard, very strong porous wood. Often requires more grain filling when finished than other hardwoods.    Wenge is another one with grand canyon pores. It's a very stiff brittle wood without as much density as Ipe.

[Kirkll]

I beam riser is a composite riser section of laminated materials oriented back to belly so that you can see the different layers when looking at the throat of the grip on the belly side. This is done for strength.

An I-beam can be made from wood too. think of a sandwich... the I-beam is typically 1/4" to 1/2" thick and is the jelly between two slices of bread.   Using an I-beam made from hardwood allows you to use lighter strength material for your riser such as Curly Maple, Black walnut, Myrtle wood and still have strength and eliminate riser flex.  It does not need to be composite material.