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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: SL on October 24, 2011, 10:34:00 PM

Title: glass in limb core
Post by: SL on October 24, 2011, 10:34:00 PM
Why do some bows have a single glass lam in the center of the stack? I know the bow was probably designed that way but what purpose does it serve? Seem like there are a lot of bows without the center glass as well. I've always been curious about that when it seem glass is so heavy.
SL
Title: Re: glass in limb core
Post by: Furtaker on October 25, 2011, 06:16:00 AM
Some people use it as a color strip in their limb.
Others use it to gain stability.
Title: Re: glass in limb core
Post by: JamesV on October 25, 2011, 04:59:00 PM
What Frank said, he nailed it
Title: Re: glass in limb core
Post by: Crooked Stic on October 25, 2011, 10:42:00 PM
SL you are right too heavy. If you need glass in there to get stability then you need to rethink your design.