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Offline Wolftrail

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Laminated wood bows
« on: July 17, 2015, 11:53:00 AM »
What kind of taper do you guys build into your say Tri-lam wood bows.  Do you taper just the center lam or the center and belly lam or whatever..

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Re: Laminated wood bows
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2015, 12:20:00 PM »
The few I made I used all parallel lams.
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Offline Black Mockingbird

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Re: Laminated wood bows
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2015, 12:36:00 PM »
I've found it best to taper ALL my lams...makes things so much easier for many many reasons...too many for me to want to list right now...  ;)

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Re: Laminated wood bows
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2015, 12:38:00 PM »
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The few I made I used all parallel lams.
Makes it harder to tiller later does it not. Do you just grind down the belly lam after.

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Re: Laminated wood bows
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2015, 01:55:00 PM »
I build mostly selfbows so tillering is just part of it.
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Re: Laminated wood bows
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2015, 04:37:00 PM »
I also taper all 3 lams. 1/8" to 1/16" back and belly and a similar taper for the core, which varies in thickness depending on bow weight.
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Offline eflanders

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Re: Laminated wood bows
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2015, 09:50:00 PM »
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The few I made I used all parallel lams.
Same here.  Basically because I did not have the tools and experience to make tapered lams.

Offline LittleBen

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Re: Laminated wood bows
« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2015, 11:48:00 AM »
I taper all three lams. I taper each lam .002

That seems to get me really close. Some have required zero belly tillering. Just some adjustment with side tillering just like building a glass bow.

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Re: Laminated wood bows
« Reply #8 on: July 21, 2015, 02:59:00 PM »
thnx guys for the replys it all stands to reason.

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