Bamboo Yew

[Limbit]

Quick question for you, how do you laminate the boo on highly reflexed tips like that? I've never had much luck trying that and would like to know your process.

[ravenbeak]

I really like the unbraced profile on that one.  Well done.  Do you use a jig?

[DC]

Quick question for you, how do you laminate the boo on highly reflexed tips like that? I've never had much luck trying that and would like to know your process.

Very thin boo heat bent(just the last 6"or so) to roughly the shape wanted and wrapped with bike tubes. When wrapping the tubes start at the handle and work your way out. Sometimes I'll clamp a piece of pipe with the same radius to the inside of the curve. Try it all first(dry fit) and make sure your joint looks good. It doesn't work all the time, sometimes you get a thickish glue line.

[DC]

I really like the unbraced profile on that one.  Well done.  Do you use a jig?

Hi Jamie, yes I do but it's just a 2x4 with three uprights, one in the center and one at each tip. One clamp just outside of the middle of the limb. I glue and wrap with bike tubes and then clamp it to the form. Then I lay awake all night wondering if the boo stayed tight to the recurve as I reflexed it.

[Del the cat]

... Then I lay awake all night wondering if the boo stayed tight to the recurve as I reflexed it.

Bowyer anxiety, we've all been there 
Del

[JNystrom]

Beautiful bow, profile, color and all!

[bjrogg]

Sweet bow DC .
Bjrogg

[Aaron H]

Great work on a great combo DC.

[ohma2]

Thats a real looker ,like it 

[silent sniper]

Very nice work DC!

[leonwood]

Really nice bow and even better speed! I love these kind of profiles with bamboo backed bows!

[DC]

Thanks guys, your comments mean a lot to me.

[DC]

Quick question for you, how do you laminate the boo on highly reflexed tips like that? I've never had much luck trying that and would like to know your process.

I thought of one other thing that Bayou Ben told me. If you make your back nice and flat and then bend in the recurves the wood will cup and your nice gluing surface isn't flat anymore. You have to flatten the gluing surface again. Bit of a pain on the inside of a tight bend but worth it.