Lamination bow

[Jarod]

Hello,

I was wondering if some one could help me out?
I ordered some laminations and they came as 36"
I ordered 72" but I did not know that they dont
sell them that long.  my question is do I splice
the two together then do the rest of the bow like
I would if I had the 72"?  

Jarod.

[Rod Ham]

That is exactly what you do.

[Jarod]

I have another question is there a way I could
make the bow with out splicing it together?

The bow will be wood lamination in the middle
and fiberglass on the back and belly.

Could it be put together by just putting the wood lamination together end to end and the fiberglass on and have a layer of wood on the section in front of the handle for strength?

Jarod

[wyatts daddy]

I wouldn't. Its not that hard to taper the ends of each lam and just super glue them together. I use CA thick superglue as told to me by the guys here on Tardgand. If you don't have anything to taper with just use sandpaper. Go to (that other site) and there is a great illustration on how to layer your lams.
Bill

NOTE: no offsite links to other forums, please.  Thanx.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Originally posted by Jarod:
I have another question is there a way I could
make the bow with out splicing it together?

The bow will be wood lamination in the middle
and fiberglass on the back and belly.

Could it be put together by just putting the wood lamination together end to end and the fiberglass on and have a layer of wood on the section in front of the handle for strength?

Jarod

It's called an overlay.....rhat is exactly how i did it with the same situation.

[Jarod]

the reason why i was wondering if i could do it that way was becouse the bow will be to short by time i splice it together.

[elk ninja]

Jarod, the splice isn't a "Z" type splice, it is more like this...
__________________
______/___________

If that makes sense.  My angle is 45 degrees or so.... and I only loose less than an inch.

[ChuckC]

Jarod,  tape both of the laminations together at the butt, but stagger them by maybe 1/4 ".  (Place the tape maybe an inch or so away from the actual ends of the lams)  Now..hold them both (the butt sections) against a grinder  and grind an angle so that both pieces taper to a point.  Mind you, you are grinding on the flat part, not the sides.  I like to use a square and draw a few pencil marks so I can get the grinds as straight as I can.  

This way both pieces should be ground to the same angle.  Doesn't really matter WHAT angle, just, the same.  Now, invert one and glue the two together.  I advise, when you glue them, to mark the table or platform you are laying them on with tape or pencil so you can use the marks as a guide to get the lams glued in a straight line.

I use titebond II.  I imagine any wood glue will work, as will epoxy.  You really don't need Smooth-on for this step.   The better you make that angle grind, the less likely you will see the joint, which will be very small anyway.

ChuckC