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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Prarie Bowyer on July 07, 2014, 01:17:16 am

Title: Need to extend the tips of a board/stave for recurves.
Post by: Prarie Bowyer on July 07, 2014, 01:17:16 am

What is best here.  I'm making a bow for a friend.  High draw weight if I can manage.  I can back with raw hide or bamboo.  Probably the latter.

I already "v" spliced the center.  Had to redo it and lost some length. 

Glue on like cheater shahs under the backing?

 "V" splice the tips on?

Om don to 64"I think.  He's a short bear of a man.  I made him a 70 lb bow that Chrysled then exploded.  That was hickory.

Title: Re: Need to extend the tips of a board/stave for recurves.
Post by: huisme on July 07, 2014, 01:39:25 am

V-spliced siyah is all I know to do. It will, of course, have to be static around the splice. Someone should pop in with better information, but I think you're on the right track ;)

Title: Re: Need to extend the tips of a board/stave for recurves.
Post by: mikekeswick on July 07, 2014, 05:50:29 am

V splice.....v splices can bend no problem! Not that you want your recurves to be bending but..... ;)
Why did the hickory bow break?

Title: Re: Need to extend the tips of a board/stave for recurves.
Post by: Prarie Bowyer on July 07, 2014, 11:38:43 am

I'm not certain... it was shooting fine when I gave it to him, but I hadn't shot it in.  IT chrysaled and I tried a torges patch .. it failed dramatically.