Glass Back and belly

[Mad Max]

.050 glass on back and .030 on belly
What would happen?
Recurve bow

[KenH]

It would shoot just fine!

[Al Dean]

I don't know anything but usually go the opposite thinking I don't want the back glass to overpower the belly glass in compression.

[Roy from Pa]

I don't know, it hain't my bow...

[Mad Max]

Be quite Roy
while usin's talk bout glass

[mikkekeswick]

0.030 on the back and 0.050 on the belly. Glass is better in tension than compression.

[Wolftrail]

oooops double post

[Wolftrail]

Originally posted by Wolftrail:
 

Originally posted by mikkekeswick:
[qb] 0.030 on the back and 0.050 on the belly. Glass is better in tension than compression. [/b]

Oh... I thought he wrote 0.030 on the belly and 0.050 on the back , having said that yes, Glass is better in tension than compression

[kennym]

Originally posted by mikkekeswick:
0.030 on the back and 0.050 on the belly. Glass is better in tension than compression.

I'd go with this...

[rockkiller]

This is probably a stupid question,but it ain't the first and it for sure aint the last I come up with .
But why have different glass thickness????
Is it for stack lbs,performance or what ???  

[kennym]

Max knows why.....  :D

[Mad Max]

zip it Kenny

It's a experiment
I will try something different.

[kennym]

LOL

[rockkiller]

Sounds like some hurt feelers .Sorry I brought it up.  

[BenBow]

The walk the talk guys found just the opposite works for longbows. Too strong of a belly caused the glass to shear the wood/glass bond. Unlike wood glass doesn't crysel (sp) so even if glass has a lower compression strength it's not affected like a wood belly. .040 back and .030 belly trapped to the belly produced the best speed. BUT thinner glass on the belly caused the the limb to have less torsional strength so what has worked best is equal glass back and belly

[kennym]

That's great to know Galen

[rockkiller]

Benbow......thanks for the explanation

[Mad Max]

Thanks guy's

thanks ben