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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: russell on March 04, 2015, 05:57:47 pm

Title: Wood string nocks over bamboo?
Post by: russell on March 04, 2015, 05:57:47 pm

I was wanting to do a bamboo backed maple board bow - with "decorative" wood string nock overlays.

1. Can the wood overlays be glued directly onto the bamboo?
2. Should the overlays be "shaped" before gluing so as not to "sand through" the bamboo fibers?

I have not worked with bamboo yet.  Just a few board bows with paper, drywall tape, etc. backings.  Any help (and things I haven't thought of) would be appreciated.

Title: Re: Wood string nocks over bamboo?
Post by: DavidV on March 04, 2015, 08:55:59 pm

Yeah, just sand a flat spot on the back to glue down the tip overlays. I wouldn't preshape the overlays but other people do, I don't see how you can do much damage to the back unless you're sloppy with it.

Title: Re: Wood string nocks over bamboo?
Post by: Eric Krewson on March 05, 2015, 09:44:43 am

For the best looking nock and to prevent having a huge bump of an over lay on the back of your bow, you need to cut through the bamboo and angle into you core wood toward the belly of your bow.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/ekrewson/bow%20making/BBOtip.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/ekrewson/media/bow%20making/BBOtip.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Wood string nocks over bamboo?
Post by: russell on March 05, 2015, 08:06:40 pm

Eric, I was kinda leaning that way - to make sure I had two good flat surfaces to glue up.  I was just hoping someone would confirm that method worked well.

Thanks for the help guys.