Spliced lamination/ core question

[Meleon]

My son and I starting to build a couple of 58” recurves. The stack is 035 glass belly, 075 lam belly, 075 lam back and 035 glass back.

My question is seeing how I have no central core lamination can I still make my lams spliced like in the picture.

[Flem]

Where exactly is that splice going to be located?

[Meleon]

Either 4” from the tips or mostly in the riser fades depending on how I orient them. If it would make a difference I could use a solid elm lam on the belly?

[Crooked Stic]

I would go mid limb or the tip as you say. And a scarf joint over the center of the riser if needed.

[kennym]

Personally I would want the joint to be much longer and not line up on both lams.

Maybe like the top sets of lams here...

https://www.kennysarchery.com/specialty-laminations

[Meleon]

That will be easier to glue too!

[Meleon]

Now we wait for the smooth-on to cure. Thanks for input everyone.
Next step is to make a circle jig for the band saw so I can start the risers.
Anybody have plans or pictures of a quick and easy jig?

[Mad Max]

That will be for veneers NOT core lams?

[Meleon]

My recipe doesn’t have any cores, only a 0.075” belly lam and 0.075” back lam.

Will the fail without a core?
I’m hoping for 35-40lb target bow

[Mad Max]

I  don't know, I've never done it that way, always just the veneers.

[Flem]

I recall Sam Harper did a write up a similar build, that included success and failure.  Don't know if it's sill floating around the cloud or not.
Poorfolksbows was his website, but it's been gone a while. Thats not to say digging around won't find a remnant.

[kennym]

My recipe doesn’t have any cores, only a 0.075” belly lam and 0.075” back lam.

Will the fail without a core?
I’m hoping for 35-40lb target bow

I have no idea if they will fail, but I'd for sure put the splices in different areas back and belly...

[Meleon]

Is there any reason that I can’t adjust the stack so that I have a belly veneer a core and a back veneer as long as the stack thickness ends up the same?
My first bow a few years ago was a failure and so far I’ve invested a bite more time and money into this attempt, I’d hate for it to be scarp from the start.

[kennym]

Veneers and a core lam would be much better IMO

I would still try not to have splices lined up back and belly

[Meleon]

The only way they would ever line up is if I was trying not to line them up. Lol