Deep Cored R/D Longbows

[Zradix]

thanks for posting the pic.
I didn't have any good pics of my old whip like that.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Like Steve was saying there are other ways to skin the same cat besides using a lot of thin lamination's too. Carbon is one of them, and using action wood Lamentations is another. i find that using action wood on recurve limbs which are wider and thinner really helps out a lot.... but it also works very well in long bow limbs too.

 looking at the side profile it only looks like 2 or 3 lamination's in the limb, but what you don't see is the 7 vertically laminated pieces in the core of the limb.

Here is an example of the action wood i lay up myself from rock hard maple & some i've mixed with walnut strips too.

 

 

[Zradix]

I like the experimental stuff in there.  

[tzolk]

That's real cool Kirk! Do you put clear glass over that?

[**DONOTDELETE**]

No... I've never put it under clear glass before. I typically use it as core stock for recurve bows and occasionally i'll use it on my hybrid long bow limbs with uni carbon backing to increase torsional stability.... its good stuff.