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Offline stringstretcher

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Holmegaard question?
« on: August 21, 2008, 01:38:13 pm »
Is it possible to make a holmegaard design bow glueing the non bending areas of the limb onto a flat board?  Maybe an osage slat with a bamboo backing and the handle and non working tips being glued on?
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Holmegaard question?
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2008, 01:42:11 pm »
Holmgaard is a style of bow with lots of variations. You can do it the way you discribed but you can also make it without glueing on the added tip pieces. Basically a Holmgaard bow has a short, wide working area with long, narrow non working(or slightly working) tips.     Pat
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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: Holmegaard question?
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2008, 01:45:29 pm »
Sounds like it should work to me. Justin
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Re: Holmegaard question?
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2008, 02:16:29 pm »
Good question Stringstretcher, as I'm am going to try one built up in the same way myself  ;D  I cant see a problem in doing it that way, and of course you can use a light wood at the non-bending portions.  I'll make mine with triangular pieces of light wood, so that the stiffness in the non-bending areas is as high as it can be, while keeping the weight as low as possible.  Just gotta get some spare time and get started...... :(

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Re: Holmegaard question?
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2008, 02:37:36 pm »
I'm new to the term Holmegaard and it's concept. What are the advantages/reasons for doing a bow up in the Holmegaard profile if you have wood that is non or barely working?

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Offline sailordad

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Re: Holmegaard question?
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2008, 11:39:22 pm »
the non working sections of the limbs are big levers,they throw that sucker out there hard and fast
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Re: Holmegaard question?
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2008, 11:45:17 pm »
also, with the outer portions of the limbs not bending, the bow doesn't really stack (string angle stays low) and therefore the entire draw is very smooth from start to finish

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