recurve lam taper

[jess stuart]

I have always just used a parallel and an ,002 taper in my recurve limbs.  Have been thinking of trying two .0015 without the parallel.  Any thoughts, opinions, reservations, etc would be appreciated.

[macbow]

I think most of the ones I've built in the past had a parallel. The job of the lams is to build up enough material to assist the glass. I would think adding effectively a little more taper would make the tips bend a little more.If thats what your design needs then go for it. It's a pretty small change in total taper but remember you will loose a fair amount on the tips without the parallel
Total thickness change is what you need to look at.
Ron

[Mt. Clemens Bowyer]

Jess
  Ive been using .002 in. taper per inch, with a parallel, as per "Binghams Projects" on the few bows which I have made, but have noticed recently on the (2) 1960's Bear bows which I have, that he used .001 in. taper per inch of length on both laminations of his bows, with no parallels. One is a 1966 Bear Tamerlane target bow that is 35# @ 66", and the other is a Bear Kodiak hunting bow that is 42# @ 60".   He had a good formula, as they both shoot well.     John