New Bamboo backed Ipe bow

[Ismail]

Before I close this topic and start another BBI, what kind of bend are you looking for at the tips?

Mine were straight...should they have been more recurved?

[Bowjunkie]

Not recurved necessarily, just a nice gentle, gradual bend from the mid limb post to the tips. If you taper them properly, all you have to do is pull them down onto the midlimb post and they'll show you.

[Roy from Pa]

 

[Ismail]

Thanks, get the picture now. Nice gradual curves.

Will start working on the next BBI, when I'm ready for glue up will start a new topic 'Second attempt at BBI'.

Make sure you guys are there.

Learnt a lot from this one.

thanks again

[Roy from Pa]

Another thing which helps with the glue up is to cut the belly slat so it's about 1/4" wider than the boo backing you are gluing on, instead of leaving it like 2" wide. You are going to cut off all that excess width anyway and by making it narrower, it will bend easier in the glue up.