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4 lam bow?
« on: May 21, 2011, 12:14:00 PM »
With all parallel laminations of 1/8" thick would hickory over power the osage if I did a hickory backed, osage lam, hickory lam, and osage belly?  Do you think that would be to much hickory for the osage?
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Re: 4 lam bow?
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2011, 05:34:00 PM »
No!
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Re: 4 lam bow?
« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2011, 06:46:00 PM »
I like that answer.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: 4 lam bow?
« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2011, 07:26:00 PM »
who are you making a bow for , sasquatch?


we really gotta stop messing with him.


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Re: 4 lam bow?
« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2011, 08:39:00 PM »
No,just one for me.  Don't like those big heavy bows....I go for the light ones.
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Re: 4 lam bow?
« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2011, 11:09:00 PM »
With four 1/8" lams it is gonna be pretty stout!
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Re: 4 lam bow?
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2011, 06:20:00 AM »
Would you say this is an over kill for a bow width at the fades of 1 3/8 tapered down to 3/8 tips and 66" long NTN?
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Re: 4 lam bow?
« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2011, 07:39:00 AM »
Yes, way over kill! Even with three 1/8th lams, it would be  stout. When gluing lams together, those glue joints make the lam's a bow...
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Re: 4 lam bow?
« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2011, 09:22:00 AM »
OK....then I think I will go with one hickory backing, and two osage lams for the first one to try.  This will be glued up with 2 1/2 inches of reflex, and a 12 in handle.  So we shall see.
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Re: 4 lam bow?
« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2011, 11:57:00 AM »
Keep your hickory backing 1/8" or slightly less. If you find you are taking too much off the belly while tillering you can reduce the hickory backing too while tillering.
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Re: 4 lam bow?
« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2011, 05:30:00 PM »
Well I did the glue up with just 3 lams, so I will see in the morning what I have.  The glue up went great, showing some great glue lines, now for the wait
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Re: 4 lam bow?
« Reply #11 on: May 22, 2011, 08:12:00 PM »
yeah even 3/8 will probably be more than youre lookin for. you'll know if it overkill if you tiller through the layer.


no "i glued up..." threads without pics , its in the rules brother.
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Re: 4 lam bow?
« Reply #12 on: May 23, 2011, 10:58:00 AM »
Well sasquatch's kid got a bow.  I do not think the bow would have come close to 30 lbs.  I could floor tiller it to 28" draw.  But here is the bow coming off the form
 
 
 
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Re: 4 lam bow?
« Reply #13 on: May 23, 2011, 11:03:00 AM »
I did not loose any of the reflex on the glue up and the glue lines are much better than I expected and I am very pleased with them.
 

So for my saving the bow attempt, I took and cut a concave arch from the 4" mark on my handles to the fades, got the squared up and then glued another lam onto the belly and over the handle.  This should also give me better assurance of the handl popping off.

Then unglued side
 
And both lams glued down
 

Wish me luck.
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