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Offline joquiver

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long bow lams ?
« on: August 23, 2012, 08:19:00 AM »
Im getting geared to build a TD longbow .the longbow I have now is what Im going to pattern off of.The limbs are r/d with 5 lams ,2 glass, 3 wood.all 3 of the wood lams look tapered 1.0th per inch.but I have never heard of all 3 lams being tapered.and all running the same direction.380th at butt (wedge not included) 300th at tip.27"long.

Offline Mike Most

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Re: long bow lams ?
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2012, 11:08:00 AM »
my rd longbows (from Binghams pattern) have 2 glass 2 parallel lams and one tapered lam. Thats the standard I have grown with.  :archer2:
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Offline Glunt

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Re: long bow lams ?
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2012, 11:30:00 AM »
Totally normal.  Different taper rates fit different designs.  I use .004" total and it doesn't matter if I get there with two, .002" lams or four, .001" lams.

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Re: long bow lams ?
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2012, 09:15:00 PM »
Sounds about right. My d/r likes .003 total, and one of these days I'm gonna build one about an inch wide with .004 total!
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Offline joquiver

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Re: long bow lams ?
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2012, 10:45:00 PM »
thanks for the replys Ive built some risers already and a nice heat box now its time for limb forms.my first build will be bocote with action-boo core limbs and riser made of grey superaction wood with some accents.Im going to try for 55# @ 28 62-64 "ntn.but archery season starts sept 15 so its going to have to wait.

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