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Reflex/Deflex Bamboo backed Osage Tri-Lam build-a-long
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--- Quote from: wytetale on May 23, 2008, 12:44:04 pm ---I lost a couple of pics when my batteries went dead.I t was showing how we fit the belly lams to the fades, I will explain it. First you want to make sure that you have a real smooth transition from your fades on to the center lam. Once you have that mark your belly lams 6" up from the end and taper them to about 1/16". I just use the belt sander. Then Take a couple of spring clamps and clamp the Lam on to the fades and see if you get a tight fit. You might have to sand a bit here or there. After you get a good fit,what we will do is take a heat gun to the lam while it is clamped to the riser so it will take the shape of the fade. It takes stress off of it and it also makes it easier gluing it up. When your ready to glue it up use the blocks that you cut from the fades and use them to clamp the lams in place on to the fades. We are going to make another one this weekend and I'll post the pics of it.
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Wytetale: You don't find that using heat on the belly lam, while it is clamped to the bow, affects the glue-up at all? I tried heat-treating the belly of a bamboo/maple bow and the epoxy crapped out on me...
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--- Quote from: wytetale on May 23, 2008, 01:38:40 pm ---First pull with the longstring was about 14" when I hit 50# When we get a bow off the form. Ilike to be able to pull it to about 20",Then I know that I will be pretty close to getting a string on it at about a 2-3 in brace. I only had a 1/8" belly lam to work with on this one, not a whole lot of room for mistakes. I took some more off from the fades to mid limb and started to get it to bend. Got a short string on it and am at 50# AT 22" with a 2" brace. right limb is a little stiffer yet.
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to pull it to 20"...how much longer than the stave is the long string? 4 inches? 8? just barely long enough to latch onto the nocks?
seantOH:
Wytetale,
I love the look of your bows! I am going to try to build my first bow using your design as a model. I have a couple of questions. Where did you get the Argentine Osage and the Boo? What are the the measurements of your form? How long is the form, what angle is used on the end blocks and how tall are the 2x4 blocks that create the reflex/ deflex? Thanks for the great build along!!
seantOH
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EVERYONE!!!
Bell Forest Products in Michigan (i think) has just rec'd a large shipment of 4/4 argentine osage. The price is $18 a board foot. You can get a piece 12" wide by 6 feet long by 1 inch thick for just over 100 bucks. Compare that to paying $30 or more for a "bow blank"!!!!
The email address is eric@bellforestproducts.com. Please tell him that Scott McCall referred you. Thanks.
Scott
Newen:
Hello Good Afternoon excuse my intrusion a little late (120 days) but I would tell them that in my country Argentina there timber Osage wood that is very similar to the Osage that you know is called Cloudberry or yatauba
I know it's late to clarify this issue but be careful with people who are cheating maybe telling them about our country's wood that does not exist
For any information about this please contact us at: arcosnewen@gmail.com from esters and their willingness to tell them about our wood, we clarified that Woods is my country and I work with them every day making bows.
http://arcostradicionalesnewen.jimdo.com/
I'm sorry if my English is not good
Regards
Gabriel
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