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What advantage is there in multiple laminations?
markinengland:
Grant,
I wouldn't want to give any secrets away but a naturally deflexed stave may give a real hooter of a bow if backed into reflex! I have that from a top nothc guy who is very well know in high performance wooden bows. Pleas wait until I have had a chance to try a delfexed backing and core pulled into slight relfex though!
Mark
markinengland:
sorry, may have unintentionally misdirected you there. meant to say a relfexed belly/core glued into reflex wth a backing.
Mark
grantmac:
So your saying a reflexed stave pulled into even more reflex with a backing?
markinengland:
Grant,
No, a delfexed stave pulled straight or into a little reflex. By the time it is pulled back to it's original deflex a fair amount of work has been done, but the surface of the belly is completely unworked. This means the interior is working, perhaps largely at the glue line. A natrually deflexed stave pulled straight with a backing should act like a perry Reflexed bow. Small amount of reflex should make it still stable but act like a bow with a lot of reflex.
Makes sense to me.
This is the only way that mutliple laminations make sense to me.
Mark in England
grantmac:
I think I'm gonna give that a try with a tri-lam. Laminate up the belly and core in deflex then reflex it slightly with the backing. If nothing else at least it shouldn't take much set and will look pretty.
Cheers,
Grant
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