if you are going to build fiberglass bows, don't scimp on the tools or materials for the form...it will cost you a lot of money if you do. At a minimum you are going to need a bandsaw, a sander, a drill (drill press is better) and some kind of jig to drill the holes. your form needs to be made of some kind of material that will not warp under heat or pressure...multiple layers of plywood glued and screwed together work fine. your form has to be absolutely perfect or your bows will not come out...must be flat, square and smooth. for recurves, use the fire hose, you can get by with the inner tubes on flat limb longbows but I wouldn't trust it on recurves. for the riser angles, I draw a centerline on the riser, cut my angles out then take 2 straight edges and lay them on the angles so they cross each other. they should intersect exactly on the centerline. be prepared to put out at least $250 for your first one in the materials to build forms, epoxy, etc and bow materials. go inexpensive your first one..ash riser, maple cores and black glass. for fancy limbs, riser and clear glass and misc materials you are going to be $150+ pretty easily
Topic: Fiberglass recurve build questions (Read 442 times)
