Splicing limb extensions

[Fred Arnold]

At one time I found an article posted concerning adding length to limbs by splicing an extension on the end of each limb. I can no longer find the post even by doing a google search.

Are any of you familiar with this process?

[wizardgoat]

You talking about V splicing in siyahs Fred?

[Fred Arnold]

Not siyahs per se. Just need more length on an osage sleeve T/D bow that I'm working on that will be comfortable for my 28" draw. Currently only have 48" of working limb and have had problems with finger pinch on shorter bows.

I don't particularly care for short draw bows.

I started this bow over 15 yrs ago and stashed it away. I've got a lot of wood but not a lot of length to work with.

[WillS]

I shot with a guy a few years ago who had broken a laminated longbow (tri-lam) mid limb, and spliced a bi-lam longbow limb into it.  Looked amazing, and shot without a single problem.  Definitely possible with a long splice and flawless glue lines.

[Newindian]

Sombody posted a holmgaard a while back with spliced in juniper levers

[Fred Arnold]

I'm leaning toward a 4" v-splice on each end. Is that long enough? And how should the splice be oriented, toward the main limb  ---> >--------------< <--- or toward the extension ---< <------------> >---?

I'm assuming the V cut into the main body of the limb as on the left being that the tips will be narrowing at this stage.

Bow is currently 56" TTT, 1 1/2" at the fades narrowing to 5/8" at the very tip.

[Fred Arnold]

I'm thinking that George Stoneburg did one a couple years back using a different species of wood for the tips. The contrasting wood looked awesome.

[bubby]

Yup fred it was gstoneberg go through his post should be an easy find

[bubby]

Pg 10 in georges posts cedar and osage

[Fred Arnold]

Thanks bubby, found it with your help. It looks like George used a W-splice and his limbs look thicker at the transition. I may not have enough depth to get away with it.

[PatM]

 A simple v and an underlay plus wrapping will reinforce the splice just fine if your outer limb is already a bit shallow in depth.

[tattoo dave]

Interested in seeing how yours works out. I have one I'm thinking about doing the same to.

Tattoo Dave

[bubby]

I did this with a standard vee splice and while the bow ultimately broke, it wasn't any where near the splices, no wraps or backing but it was a 35# bow

[Fred Arnold]

PatM, That looks great.  Do I need to be concerned with keeping to one growth ring on the extension?

Do you remember how much width you had at the splice and was that approximately 4" splice?

[PatM]

PatM, That looks great.  Do I need to be concerned with keeping to one growth ring on the extension?

Do you remember how much width you had at the splice and was that approximately 4" splice?

The extension can be flipped so the growth rings are edge-ringed. That is stiffer per mass and you can cut a back nock without worrying about growth ting separation.
  You only need about half an inch of width to cut the splice. It  can be flared out as needed. You only need about three inches of v. That one is about 3.5.