Heaps of limb set....bamboo backing too thick?

[scootsp1]

Hey mates,
    As some of you good folk will know I've been having a few hassles with my first bamboo backed bow.
I've encountered another one.     My limbs have taken on a fair bit of limb set during the tillering process.Roughly 2-2 1/2 inches.
My first thought is that my boo is too thick and it's overpowering the belly timber.
Could I trap the boo some more to alleviate or slow this from occurring? Would it help the situation?
Plus it'll help hide my crappy glue lines!!lol   :D

[Pat B]

You can trap the limbs and it will relieve the tension but the damage is done. I did the same thing on my first boo backed tri-lam. I realized early on that the boo backing was too thick and beginning to over power the belly(osage) and that's when I trapped it. That prevented any more set. I believe the bow was 1 3/8" wide and I trapped it so the boo back was about 1" wide across the rind.

[scootsp1]

Yeah I thought as much!!lol
I trapped it some more and left it at that.
The bow came out alright for my first attempt.Final specs 68'' 50# @28''.It feels a bit sluggish but hey what'd ya do!!lol
Can't wait to get on to my second!!!

[GINKSTER]

What belly wood did you use?

[scootsp1]

There's not a huge choice of belly timber over here in Oz.I used Spotted Gum,which is commonly used in selfbows.I put the limb set down to the boo being to thick.

[John Scifres]

Did you cut the profile of the bow out on the boo before thinning it?  That is a critical step.

[scootsp1]

Yeh,I cut the profile out first but I think in my hast to finish and shoot my bow I neglected to thin it enough.
Just in too much of a hurry to see the end result.
The next one'll be much better!!