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weak fade on sinew osage bow.
bownarra:
Belly lam, wood or boo back it or sinew back it.
Sinew back is the easiest to pull off. however sinew has low bend resistance and as such you will need a whole bunch to correct a fade hinge.
hinging off the fades is a major problem. Make sure to floor tiller well this will help you avoid the issue.
33" draw is no joke either. any hint of a weak spot will hinge for sure with that long a draw.
@ 66" are you going to recurve it?
BowEd:
Yes it's bow fixing 101 here.Like said belly lams up into the fades will work.Evening both limbs out identical first before glue-up.
Never done it with bamboo but sounds like that would work also.
superdav95:
That’s a great idea Ed! I think that could work. I’ve experimented with belly lams of boo on bows before with pretty good results. I toasted it first and flattened it out nice to get two identical pieces. Toasting it drives out the moisture well. It looks nice toasted and offers more compression strength. A little goes a long way with bamboo so your profile would still be fairly thin. I think it could work. Heck even belly lam with two identical strips of Buffalo horn might work too. Would also look cool.
BowEd:
Yes there are a few good choice of materials out there.Glued on belly lams is a lot faster also than sinewing.I've never had osage chrysall on me,but that ought to be checked first also.I would not trust covering up a sanded away chrysall with an overlay.Sometimes damage is deeper than what can be seen.
All in all good luck bassman211.
Sometime I'd like for giggles to overlay yew belly lams onto a hickory.Would'nt be a self bow anymore,but still a bow.
Course heat treating does the same job also.
bassman211:
Bownarra, thanks, and the rest of you fellows. I have always built bows with in my comfort zone, and seldom need to ask questions, but this bow is putting the full court press on me.
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