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Title: Bow form templates?
Post by: stringstretcher on August 16, 2012, 10:06:00 AM
Where are you guys finding your corian to use to make templates.  I even called a fabricator here locally and they tell me they can not sell it by the sheets or pieces?  Are you buying premade counter tops?  Sure would like some info about where to get this stuff.
Title: Re: Bow form templates?
Post by: tenbrook on August 16, 2012, 10:18:00 AM
I'm getting free scrap from a shop.
Title: Re: Bow form templates?
Post by: stringstretcher on August 16, 2012, 10:30:00 AM
You are lucky then.  The frabricating shop here will not sell it unless it is laminated into countertops.
Title: Re: Bow form templates?
Post by: rmorris on August 16, 2012, 10:35:00 AM
If you get some that is laminated to wood i bet it would not be too hard to remove the wood. that stuff is much tougher than wood and you can use a blade or chisel to remove any glue spots that are left behind.
Title: Re: Bow form templates?
Post by: stringstretcher on August 16, 2012, 10:49:00 AM
Thanks Ralph and tenbrook.  Still looking around to see what I can find.
Title: Re: Bow form templates?
Post by: wood is good on August 16, 2012, 06:02:00 PM
http://solidsurface.com/sheet-material/overstock?


This link should work.  I have a cnc router and the sign guys reccomended them.  I haven't used them yet but it's on my list of things to do.
Title: Re: Bow form templates?
Post by: stringstretcher on August 16, 2012, 06:14:00 PM
Thanks for the link wood is good.  Looks like I might just buy a bow....lol...this can get expensive.
Title: Re: Bow form templates?
Post by: rmorris on August 16, 2012, 09:14:00 PM
Hahaha... yah, you can get yourself a pretty nice bow for how much it can cost to build the first few... bust shooing something you built it worth the cost!
Title: Re: Bow form templates?
Post by: D on August 16, 2012, 11:02:00 PM
I agree with Ralph theres just something about shooting a bow you made.  Its great

Have you thought about using underlayment plywood?  Or even countertop formica.  I think you can sheets of that at lowes, might be hard to cut to shape though.
Title: Re: Bow form templates?
Post by: wood is good on August 16, 2012, 11:26:00 PM
There's a reason I haven't bought any yet.  They do have some discontinued and partial sheets sometimes but I don't see any good deals right now.