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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: hook on February 23, 2011, 09:00:04 pm

Title: tip overlays on uneven oasage back?
Post by: hook on February 23, 2011, 09:00:04 pm

if a guy wanted to put tip overlays on an osage bow but the back of the osage was not nice and square and flat at the tips....what would that guy do????

thanks in advance

Title: Re: tip overlays on uneven oasage back?
Post by: okie64 on February 23, 2011, 09:03:44 pm

Measure down from the tip 1-1/2 - 2 " or whatever size your overlays are going to be and flatten it out.

Title: Re: tip overlays on uneven oasage back?
Post by: Frode on February 23, 2011, 11:27:07 pm

hook,
What okie said!  Here's a couple of pics of one I did, just that way.  I cut and filed the tips down, glued on about right sized chunks of maple using Titebond III, then filed and sanded to shape.  Worked real well.
Frode

Title: Re: tip overlays on uneven oasage back?
Post by: hook on February 24, 2011, 09:28:19 am

I was hoping it would be that easy!

Title: Re: tip overlays on uneven oasage back?
Post by: Eric Krewson on February 24, 2011, 11:42:43 am

Here is one I just prepared for gluing on a BBO and do it exactly the same on a selfbow. If you cut at a little angle toward the belly your overlay will be slimmer and not look like a big hump perched on the back of your bow.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/ekrewson/Chads%20bow%20repair/newpieceofburl.jpg)

Title: Re: tip overlays on uneven oasage back?
Post by: Pat B on February 24, 2011, 01:29:16 pm

In most cases tip overlays are purely cosmetic. They are not needed but do look good on a bow.