I am planning on making a new recurve takedown and really like the limb laminations which have different combinations of wood. I was wondering if anyone would be willing to share their experience with these? If you cut the laminations into a curve shape for example, how do you hold them together so they don't seperate when being placed into the form? Any advice would be appreciated!
JD,
I've never done one but I've thought about those designed lams, too. I believe they are glued together as thicker strips of wood and then ground down to the proper lam thickness. They sure make a bow look sharp, don't they.
Yes they do!! They add so much to the look of the bow from the front. I wonder if you could use .030 parallels and cut the designs and somehow glue the ends. I do not know if this would be enough to hold them while they are glued up and put in the form or not?
Chris has it right, I think if only the ends were glued, the smoothon would push them apart in the center. I've had lams split when using cool smoothon. I think Brad J just had some cedar do it also.
A 3/4" board will make lams for a recurve, so just fit the glue joint(check both sides of the boards) glue them up clean up and cut your lams.
Okay, Thank you guys!I appreciate the help.
sam harper explains this on his website. How to foot limbs. Page 3 this is exactly what your looking for.
http://poorfolkbows.com/glass3.htm
Shawn
I checked out the site, thanks Dmaxshawn!
Shawn, that was an awesome link. I've been looking for exactly that! Thanks.