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Quad lam - 4 laminations - Why not more?
warpath:
Many years ago I had a bunch of yew that was already cut into thin 1/16" sheets for glass bow laminations. So.... I decided to make a bow with a ridiculous amount of laminations just to see what would happen. It has 8 laminations of yew, (not including the handle riser). Then a back and belly lamination of the evil glass stuff. At an overall length of 68", 66"NTN, it pulls 110# @ 30". She's a real sweet shooter and flings an arrow like a rocket down range. I still have her.
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adb:
I'm sure it's an awesome bow, but once you add FG to the lams, everything goes out the window. The core lams (regardless of how many) just become a platform for the FG. The tiller and draw weight are only determined by limb profile and thickness.
mullet:
--- Quote from: adb on July 11, 2013, 10:25:31 pm ---I'm sure it's an awesome bow, but once you add FG to the lams, everything goes out the window. The core lams (regardless of how many) just become a platform for the FG. The tiller and draw weight are only determined by limb profile and thickness.
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I have to agree, once you add the glass, the rest is for " looks". You could get by with one or two Lam's for a functional glass bow.
bow101:
You just end up with the possibility of more glue line failures. More wood to glue. My first bow was 5 lams, because I thought it would be better. Wrong, a tri lam would of been sufficient. The other reson was I had a dozen or so lams cut at a very thin margin. The next bow I'll try a mild R/D having 2 lams. Either 2 maple or Oak & Maple. Backed or unbacked....
Newindian:
When you glue up lots of laminations would the glue start to add excess mass?
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