stupid questions

[The Gopher]

OK i have tried a few selfbows and have worked on a couple of laminated bows after they have been laminated but thats it.i have never done the laminations myself. A list of my stupid questions is below. thanks for all your help.

Is a heat box totally nessecary or does it just speed up the curing process?

Would a straight non R/D longbow be worth making at all? Basically just taking the lams and glass and gluing them all flat together without a form, so you have a straight stickbow. i was thinking a glass laminated pyramid bow would be neat.

what is a good book/website on building laminated bows?

On a different note, how far back from the base of the nock (where your string would lie) do you place your fletchings?

thanks, Dan.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

from what I Think I know...

Is a heat box totally nessecary or does it just speed up the curing process?: Speeds it Up... You don't have to use them, but most Bowyers Do.

Would a straight non R/D longbow be worth making at all? Basically just taking the lams and glass and gluing them all flat together without a form, so you have a straight stickbow. i was thinking a glass laminated pyramid bow would be neat.: Why Yes they are... Hill made His Bows like that and look what He did....

what is a good book/website on building laminated bows?: The Best Site..... hmmmmmmmmmmmm... HERE, just ask away...

On a different note, how far back from the base of the nock (where your string would lie) do you place your fletchings?: I use selfnocks and they are 1" infront of the nock grove's deep end..I like little more room from my gloved fingers.

[The Gopher]

Thanks Mystic, i also just got my issue of bowyers journal and theres an article in there on a making flat laminated longbows using strips of tire rubber for "forms". thanks for the help, Dan.