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tri-lam warbow
Pat B:
Thanks. I haven't done a 3 lam ELB or war bow style bow but I have done a few flat bows but prefer backed or self bows for these.
adb:
--- Quote from: Cameroo on January 27, 2011, 08:06:19 pm ---Hey Adam,
Do you think a decent trilam could be made from maple, purpleheart, maple?
--- End quote ---
Yes, I think it might work, as long as you didn't go too heavy. Maple is better at tension than compression. A little wider would be better also.
nidrinr:
I've often heard maple being used as the core for horn bows, between the horn and the sinew.. I don't do laminates a lot, but I once made a bow using ash for the back, beech as a core and just a very thin piece of cherry as a belly. The cherry might be referred to as just a visual effect though, as I believe the beech took most of the compression. I guess many woods will do as long as you keep to the idea of tension strong wood as a back, compression strong wood as a belly and some "stiff wood" as a core..
fishfinder401:
how would a maple back, red oak core and poplar belly work ???
Josh:
I think it would work fine if you scraped off all the poplar during the tillering process. :P ;D
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