DOUBLE-SPLICE?

[radius]

Hey,

I was just looking on e**y for staves, and this question occured to me...if your billets are quite short, do people ever splice THREE pieces together, two limb pieces spliced to a riser-type piece?

throwing it out there....?

thanks

radius

[Dauntless]

If you're working with musk ox horn, caribou bone, rivets and plaited sinew then yes.

On a more relevant note: I think I saw images of someone trying exactly what your are describing. I really don't recall where or whether he was successful though.
Maybe gluing on a long "powerlam" of sorts would prevent the glue joint from failing.

[radius]

a power lam, under hickory or bamboo

people often use the powerlam in r/d bows, but what about making a setback bow...?

splice the limb-billets in reflex to a thick handle billet, shape that into a comfortable setback, and then add a power lam under bamboo...hm...that would be a mega-bow! 

i think i wanna try that!

[Dauntless]

With a backing a power lam might very well be useless.  It might not be if the backing isn't thick enough on its own to keep the billets in.  There would be a mighty lever trying to separate those bow limbs.

It's going to be a tricky bow if you get those billets.  Might be something worthwhile too.

[radius]

you never see a power lam unless it's under a backing...

[Ryano]

If the splices were kept in the non bending handle section I'm certain it would work. No reason for it not to... Why not give it a try?

[radius]

If the splices were kept in the non bending handle section I'm certain it would work. No reason for it not to... Why not give it a try?

that's the spirit, Ryan!  I'm gonna try it as soon as i get set up somewhere....

[medicinewheel]

The first bow I posted here on PA was done that way: bamboo backed prune with the handle spliced in and with ebony power lam. That bow actually won BOM back then.
If you do that make sure it does not bend to close to the handle!!!



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