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Offline Gordon

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Re: Laminated Bow - BBO Double Curve, Inset Handle
« Reply #15 on: July 31, 2008, 02:19:53 am »
Did you heat the curves in after the bamboo was glued up?
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Re: Laminated Bow - BBO Double Curve, Inset Handle
« Reply #16 on: July 31, 2008, 04:40:23 am »
Radius, how did you apply pressure to the laminations, you need to leave it clamped at least 12 hours in dry weather. Did you wrap it in inner tubes?  Steve

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Re: Laminated Bow - BBO Double Curve, Inset Handle
« Reply #17 on: July 31, 2008, 07:45:01 am »
I pretillered the 9/16" osage slat and heated in the curves like it was a selfbow, then glued on the power lam,then the bamboo.

Red mahogany stain on all by the way.
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Re: Laminated Bow - BBO Double Curve, Inset Handle
« Reply #18 on: July 31, 2008, 10:16:39 am »
Nice bow Dave!  :)
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Offline Woodland Roamer

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Re: Laminated Bow - BBO Double Curve, Inset Handle
« Reply #19 on: July 31, 2008, 10:23:50 am »
Great looking bow Dave, nice job.

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Re: Laminated Bow - BBO Double Curve, Inset Handle
« Reply #20 on: July 31, 2008, 10:36:11 am »
very elegant.

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Re: Laminated Bow - BBO Double Curve, Inset Handle
« Reply #21 on: July 31, 2008, 11:02:59 am »
Nice looking bow dave :)
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Re: Laminated Bow - BBO Double Curve, Inset Handle
« Reply #22 on: July 31, 2008, 11:24:18 am »
Radius, how did you apply pressure to the laminations, you need to leave it clamped at least 12 hours in dry weather. Did you wrap it in inner tubes?  Steve

wrapped it in plastic, clamped it into place, then added a pressure board and clamps between the clamps that were holding the shape...next time i will leave it longer...usually, my blanks retain their shape...

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Re: Laminated Bow - BBO Double Curve, Inset Handle
« Reply #23 on: July 31, 2008, 12:46:25 pm »
Sweet! I like that profile.
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Re: Laminated Bow - BBO Double Curve, Inset Handle
« Reply #24 on: July 31, 2008, 12:48:31 pm »
Dave - that is one of the best bows you have ever made.  And bookmarked #1 for August Laminated Bows of the Month
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Re: Laminated Bow - BBO Double Curve, Inset Handle
« Reply #25 on: July 31, 2008, 02:07:28 pm »
Very nice, Dave. The braced and unbraced profile are quite sexy!     Pat
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Re: Laminated Bow - BBO Double Curve, Inset Handle
« Reply #26 on: August 01, 2008, 11:10:58 am »
Radius, I have noticed that clamp time on the glue container too. They certainly don't mean something under tension.   Of course this one of mine was done by heat bending a core piece, not through form glue up.  I used simple form tp get a little more reflex in the boo glue up.  My booo was from just a 2.75 inch diameter pole

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Re: Laminated Bow - BBO Double Curve, Inset Handle
« Reply #27 on: August 01, 2008, 01:42:20 pm »
Looks real good Dave!

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Re: Laminated Bow - BBO Double Curve, Inset Handle
« Reply #28 on: August 02, 2008, 12:12:42 am »
This is a really nice bow.