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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Question for BBO guys
« on: February 19, 2015, 10:48:58 pm »
I have an old osage billet that has been sawed up for belly laminations to be backed with bamboo.

My question is whether it is a bad idea to use a piece of quarter sawn osage when the edge grain is snakey, and so it goes on and off of the board at high degrees in several places. I leaned on the board a bit and it held together, but I rather not go through the build, if it is doomed to fail.

Thanks for your input.
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Offline PatM

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Re: Question for BBO guys
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2015, 10:54:04 pm »
Just saw a bow last weekend that failed in this configuration...
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Question for BBO guys
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2015, 10:56:24 pm »
I thought that might be the case. Thanks Pat.

Looks like more coat hanger material.
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Offline Badger

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Re: Question for BBO guys
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2015, 03:28:50 am »
  I have used some pretty radical unouts on belly lams without problems, I would give it a go.
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Re: Question for BBO guys
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2015, 03:31:54 am »
Yes it's surprising what you can get away with on belly lams. Make the belly as thick as you can with a thin backing.
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Offline Roy

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Re: Question for BBO guys
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2015, 07:23:03 am »
If it were me, I wouldn't use it. Sure it might hold together, but it might not. I have used wood like that in the past and had failures a few times.  I would saw it into 1/4" thick core lams and taper it from 1/4" to 1/8th" at the tips.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Question for BBO guys
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2015, 07:53:17 am »
Carson I usually wont waste my time listening to Royberts ramblings, but considering he builds nothing but RD BBO bows. Id buy what he is selling my friend.
« Last Edit: February 20, 2015, 11:05:16 am by PEARL DRUMS »
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Re: Question for BBO guys
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2015, 11:01:48 am »

By the way I wasn't meaning any old wavy grain will do. Personally I have come round to the thinking of only using the very best I can get. One of my absolute favourite bows ever 'let go' at a wave. The stave i got was too narrow really and had been sawn not split so the grain was violated next to where a knot had been.
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Offline Dances with squirrels

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Re: Question for BBO guys
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2015, 11:53:04 am »
I too try to use only the best I can get my hands on. As a result I haven't had a bow break in so long I can't remember exactly when it was... but it was many years ago.
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Question for BBO guys
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2015, 12:19:28 pm »
Thanks guys. I think I will give them to a buddy who can get a couple glass lams out of each.
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Offline Roy

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Re: Question for BBO guys
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2015, 02:07:25 pm »
Send them to Pearl Drums, his bows always blow up anyway...  :) LOL
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Question for BBO guys
« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2015, 02:24:46 pm »
Nah, Im the like dances with squirrels, don't even remember the last bow I broke.
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Offline Roy

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Re: Question for BBO guys
« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2015, 02:26:37 pm »
LOL, short term memory loss huh?:)
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Offline Roy

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Re: Question for BBO guys
« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2015, 02:36:56 pm »
I remember a bow blowing up on your tree Jeff.... Remember we duct taped it back together? LOL
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Offline paco664

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Re: Question for BBO guys
« Reply #14 on: February 20, 2015, 06:07:27 pm »
you guys are funny... *(blowed up on the tree.... lol)
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