Increasing the weight of a bow

[buffalo53]

Hi, I know that by shortening the length of a longbow the weight will increase. Will adding a extra lamination also increase the draw weight? Is it possible to do after a bow is finished ? Thankyou George Hill

[macbow]

You could glue on a lamination if it is flat enough. This would be for a wood bow.
If it is,a,glass bow then some some one else needs to chime in.

[Mike Vines]

Why???

[buffalo53]

Hi  I had a 45lb HH made a number of month ago. I was having trouble with my shoulder. Since then it has gotten better. The bow I have has the steep sweep profile like the older Hill bows in his pictures and has 4 lambs of bamboo and 1 of yew on the back. It is my favorite and if I could add a little weight without shortening it , I would like to. It is 70in so I it could be shortened if need be.  Thanks George Hill

[Walt Francis]

With the extra cost, effort, and risk of ending up with a bow that doesn't shoot nearly as nice, it's probably not a prudent idea.  Personally, there is no way I would risk it.

Sounds like you need to call Craig and get another one coming

[JRY309]

For me I would shorten the bow to a 68" length to increase weight before I would try to add another glass lamination.Did you ask Craig at HH Archery as to what he might suggest? He always answered any question I had.

I had a 45@28" 70" Zebra Super Grevy that was shortened to 67" and 53@26". I had another that got a tip snpped off that was 69" and 79@27. That one jumped to over 90 pounds when shortened to 67".  I have a Schulz that was 72@28" and 68" long.  With that one I fell on an icey hill and snapped the bottom tip. I had to shorten that one to 66" and worked the limb down close to where it was at 68", 64pounds at 26". All three of these bows shot every bit as good if not better than in their original length. They all killed game after their shortening.