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Trouble with fiberglass backing
emr454:
I'm building a red oak board bow, and I've gotten to the point were I'm ready to back it with fiberglass tape. I tried my best to get the tape flat and smooth but I couldnt get rid of the tiny ripples in it after I laid it down on the glue. Anyone else have this problem or any ways to fix it? I went ahead and put 3 layers on because I dont have anything else to back it with right now. Maybe next time I'll try brown paper or linen.
Eric
Thwackaddict:
i dont think anyone on here uses fiberglass,at least not that i'm aware of.
El Destructo:
Eric....the best way to fix that is.....leave that fiberglass tape on the roll...and put it up for your next drywall job....get yourself a piece of silk....canvas....rawhide or some other naturally occurring material to back it with....the "F" word don't go over too well here.....;-)
But since you already asked....and the Mods haven't moved it yet....put a thin layer of resin on it to smooth it up....sand it and be done with it...hope this helped
NTD:
God Bless Sam Harper for helping so many people get into making wood bows, but damn him for the fiberglass tape suggestion... ::)
Not sure how to help you there Eric. You could probably heat the tape with a heatgun to release the glue but that much heat probably wouldn't be good for the back of the bow. On your next attempt you could try an unbacked bow...those are alway nice :) Or you could use paper, linen, silk, rawhide, burlap, anything but FG tape >:( Burlap is easy, cheap, most feed stores will sell you a burlap sack for a few pennies. Good luck either way and welcome to PA.
Mike and I must have typing at the same time ;D
El Destructo:
Hope we didn't scare the Boy off....;-)
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