hickory ipe hickory mild r/d

[hedgeapple]

NTD and Ken, thanks.  When you're talking thin strips are you talking 1/8, 1/4, 3/8...?  Now you have me wanting to build a r/d bow.  Of course tillering that beast could be an interesting challenge. 

[ken75]

hedge usually 1/8 to 3/16 strips you want them to be flexable enough to not pull your deflex out when gluing and clamping.
give some a try , you can glue up several at a time with a couple blocks to form your bends. that way if you mess up ya got another handy. i usually glue the lams then glue the handle and give it 24 hours before i cut it out. three lams in the limb will hold their shape after tillering better than two. and i use titebond 2 for all my glue ups. lookin forward to seeing your post

[hedgeapple]

Thanks Ken

[ken75]

no prob anything to help

[Badger]

   I think that bow will hold up ok the way it is. The ipe is basicaly just a core in the working portion. Keep us posted. I have been tempted to glue 1/2 lams on before but never have tried it. Steve

[ken75]

thanks Steve i dont mind posting my blow ups , been shooting this one and even though its great im going to take it down four inches and see if i can stress the hickory with more weight . ill let yall know how it works

[Lombard]

Looks nice, I have never tried anything like that.

[ken75]

thanks lombard give it a shot it makes an easy tiller bow

[jwillis]

This type of belly lam seems like an easy way to manipulate the limb thickness like power lams and tip wedges, except it is on the outside where you can fine tune it by scraping during tillering. Jim

[ken75]

your exactly right , try it