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Title: First recurve build finished, braced pictures
Post by: Al Dean on March 08, 2013, 01:01:00 PM
Started on my first recurve today, a 62" take down.  Riser block in the oven.  Question, I have .050 glass for one side and .043 glass for the other.  I was thinking .043 on the belly and .050 on the back.  One tapered lam on belly side, parallel lam on back.  Am  I thinking right?
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Post by: bjansen on March 08, 2013, 01:22:00 PM
I would switch the glass around...thinner piece on back given glass is stronger in tension than compression.  All else sounds good.  Post some pics when you get her shaped up.
Title: Re: First recurve build finished, braced pictures
Post by: MoeM on March 08, 2013, 01:37:00 PM
If I`m not totally confused the first way is right because glass is not stronger in tension than in compression! (except you want do some really heavy trapping on the back!)
Title: Re: First recurve build finished, braced pictures
Post by: Al Dean on March 08, 2013, 07:53:00 PM
Your right Brad, .043 on back.  Basically same as trapping only width remains constant.
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Post by: Al Dean on March 16, 2013, 08:56:00 PM
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Post by: Millhimes on March 16, 2013, 09:00:00 PM
Very nice.That thing looks fast--Joe
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Post by: JJB on March 16, 2013, 10:11:00 PM
Looking really nice!
-Jay
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Post by: Al Dean on March 21, 2013, 04:11:00 PM
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Post by: bowhntineverythingnh03743 on March 21, 2013, 04:23:00 PM
Looks great!
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Post by: bigbob2 on March 21, 2013, 06:27:00 PM
Very nice indeed!
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Post by: Buemaker on March 21, 2013, 06:40:00 PM
Looking good. Bue--.    :)
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Post by: Trux Turning on March 21, 2013, 07:19:00 PM
Very nice!! Has some nice lines to it.
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Post by: scottm on March 21, 2013, 07:20:00 PM
Beautiful work!
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Post by: jsweka on March 21, 2013, 07:59:00 PM
NICE!!
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Post by: Al Dean on March 22, 2013, 11:29:00 AM
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Post by: heartlandbowyer on March 22, 2013, 11:41:00 AM
Nice work Al, looks great   :thumbsup:
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Post by: Frosty the Bowman on March 22, 2013, 11:57:00 AM
No fair, all the pics are gone  :(  

Sounds nice, but I did not get to see all your pics, so I geuss I'll never know.
Title: Re: First recurve build finished, braced pictures
Post by: Al Dean on March 22, 2013, 12:26:00 PM
Frosty,  You are on page 2.  Go back a page.
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Post by: Troy D. Breeding on March 22, 2013, 01:25:00 PM
Al,

There's nothing like building it yourself!!!

Great gob brother...

Troy
Title: Re: First recurve build finished, braced pictures
Post by: Al Dean on March 22, 2013, 08:01:00 PM
Since I created a new recurve album and "whoops" eliminated all the photos, here is a link to the photo-book album.

http://s248.photobucket.com/user/aldean_photos/library/Recurve%20bow
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