Camo cloth under clear glass on limbs??

[longrifle]

I know a few bowyers have done this, anyone on here know the process? I would assume you would have to soak the cloth in smooth on??

[goobersan]

Sounds interesting. I'd like to see how that looks under glass

[kennym]

Check out Sarrels Archery on FB , he just did a zebra job and may have used cloth ...

[Crooked Stic]

Got to be sure your cloth is totally saturated a roller may be a good tool for that.

[monterey]

Wonder how that plays into stack and draw weight?

[skeaterbait]

I am captivated, who's gonna be the first to try this out?

[Roy from Pa]

Bet ole Kenny is cutting up his old camo skivvies now to try it:)

[skeaterbait]

Take downs are good for experiments, that way you don't have to remake a whole new bow after a failure. 

[skeaterbait]

I wonder how paper would do for a veneer. It should be thin enough to soak up plenty of epoxy and I would think have virtually no affect on stack thickness (depending on the paper used)

[skeaterbait]

It even comes in pink.


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[Flem]

Most fabric is going to be too thick. Printed rice paper is what you see in skis, surfboards, skateboards, etc.

[Crooked Stic]

I remember years ago Assenheimer had a patriotic bow with a blue riser that had american flag material under clear glass that he said was from Wal mart. Thinner would be better.

[goobersan]

slightly compressed this stuff is .015" and I think its a cotton/poly blend
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[kennym]

Paul Schafer made them waaay back ..

And camo skivvies would be waaay better'n brown Roy ! Just sayin ...

[Bvas]

Someone did a kids bow on here a few years back. I think they used leopard print cloth.

[Bvas]

http://www.tradgang.com/tgsmf/index.php?topic=145339.0

[longrifle]

Thanks guys for the input, I'm sure if I really get the cloth soaked in smooth on I should be fine. Sort of like making a thin linen micarta lam with camo cloth. I'll be sure to post pics, it might be one of those FHLB like Kenny makes.

[Shredd]

The Hunter epoxy may be better suited for this because it is thinner than smooth on...  It will saturate the cloth fibers better... I would definitely cut the cloth at least an 1/4" bigger than the lams...  At least in the riser area and a 1/3 the way up the limb...  The rest of the limb will be cut back to the profile taper any way...
     Lay out some butcher paper, put your fabric on top and work your resin in good with a squeegee... When done it may have a better bond between glass and core than just resin alone...  You can make some really cool bows using printed fabric...

    Last note...  I like using cotton...  I don't know if it makes a difference but I feel the the resin will saturate the fibers better than a man made fiber...

[Shredd]

  Here is one I did when I started making bows...

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[Roy from Pa]

That's nice, Rich.