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Reflex/Deflex Bamboo backed Osage Tri-Lam build-a-long

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radius:
what's the thickness of the limbs?

wytetale:
Got all the glue off and everything sanded to the bamboo.My tips are 5/8" wide. Now I will taper them to 1/2" I start the taper 6" back and draw my lines, then just lay the tip in the belt sander and sand to the lines.

wytetale:
Radius, yes just taper the belly side of the lamb to about a 1/16" the last 6" of it. Make sure that you get a real smooth transition from the belly on to the riser fades. Before you glue it up dry run it with your clamps and hold it up to the light to see if you see any gaps. Mark the high spots and sand a little more till you get a really good fit. The thickness on this bow was 1/4" to 1/8" taper on the core and an 1/8" lambination for the belly. It came out really stiff. the next one will be 3/16" tapered to a 1/16" for the core.

wytetale:
Tips are done now I'll draw a line about 1/4" in along the length of each side of the limbs on the bamboo so I cn trap the back of the bamboo. I use a rasp for that.

wytetale:
Now to the belly,I'll draw my lines the same way on the belly. I might go a little wider with my line or narrower depending on how heavy the bow comes out of the form.

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