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Title: Overlay Thickness?
Post by: Bucksnort101 on August 14, 2009, 11:34:00 PM
Going to glue up my first composite longbow tomorrow. Plan on adding some overlays to the back and belly, probably 3 or 4 layers of alternating woods and was wondering how thick you would generally cut the individual overlay laminations?
Title: Re: Overlay Thickness?
Post by: Canadabowyer on August 15, 2009, 12:05:00 AM
Try about .060.Thick enough to taper well with 2-4 layers and thin enough they won't tend to lift up.Stop them before the point where the bow starts to bend. Good Luck!!   Bob
Title: Re: Overlay Thickness?
Post by: kennym on August 15, 2009, 06:55:00 AM
Same as Bob, .050" to .060"  unless it is a handle pc.
Title: Re: Overlay Thickness?
Post by: Bucksnort101 on August 15, 2009, 11:09:00 AM
Thanks guys. Was hoping to have the bow in the oven already, but plans were modified this morning.