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Justynwithay:
Hello all, I have made a handful of board bows and a couple self bows but now I want to indulge in hybrid bows but I am having trouble finding fiberglass rolls. All I can seem to find on google is bearpaw fiberglass which I see is quite expensive. Are there any other suppliers out there that make such a product. I am in Ontario Canada.

Hamish:
Fiberglass for bow making is pretty expensive stuff. From what I know it's pretty much Bearpaw rolls, and Gordon's Bo-tuff strips. A friend of mine uses Bearpaw rolls. I haven't done the maths but I imagine its cheaper to buy a roll if you are going to make a lot of bows. If you just want to experiment, then buying cut strips is probably a better option, and you can also buy strips of different thickness.

There might be a cheaper Asian product, that Chinese, and Korean manufacturers use, though I am not aware of a brand.

Justynwithay:
Thank's Hamish!

Pat B:
I moved this because of the talk of fiberglass.
 Adding fiberglass to a board bow can overpower the bow causing problems. There are plenty of natural backings to use on wood bows.

bassman211:
I have built board bows early on with 2 inch wide fiberglass cloth rolls that I bought on Ebay.  Used with tb3  I had failures on bow backs.  Mostly bad tillering on my part I would suspect, but with smooth on for glue up I think it added strength to the bow's back. Fiberglass cloth with tb3 only prevents the bow's back from lifting a splinter. It adds no real strength the bow's back. It still needs to be tillered properly. JME

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