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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: mike fisher on February 20, 2012, 11:30:22 am

Title: bamboo takedown limbs
Post by: mike fisher on February 20, 2012, 11:30:22 am

Hi all,
I just trying to build some bamboo tackedown limbs my question is the belly laminations can stop at the end of the fade not going till the end of the wedge? because the wedge is 0.5" thick.Thanks Mike

Title: Re: bamboo takedown limbs
Post by: Pat B on February 20, 2012, 12:31:16 pm

Don't understand your question.  ???
 

Title: Re: bamboo takedown limbs
Post by: Buckeye Guy on February 20, 2012, 02:22:56 pm

That is posible but is a easy thing to get wrong so You may want to continue far enough to be sure its not gonna over stress it there!
A drawing or pic of your style will show us more !
Guy

Title: Re: bamboo takedown limbs
Post by: mike fisher on February 20, 2012, 05:46:19 pm

something like this

Title: Re: bamboo takedown limbs
Post by: james parker on February 20, 2012, 09:10:51 pm

make your wedge without the step,or make it less abrupt..are you trying to use raw boo for the belly?

Title: Re: bamboo takedown limbs
Post by: james parker on February 20, 2012, 09:24:52 pm

here are some pics  of a boo backed and boo belly take-down i made last year,, hope this can help.

Title: Re: bamboo takedown limbs
Post by: beetlebailey1977 on February 20, 2012, 10:24:10 pm

That is a awesome looking bow robustus.

Title: Re: bamboo takedown limbs
Post by: mullet on February 20, 2012, 10:27:34 pm

Man, another pretty one.

Title: Re: bamboo takedown limbs
Post by: mcginnis6010 on February 20, 2012, 10:53:58 pm

Hey robustus what do you use to connect the limbs with the handle. I've been thinking of trying a takedown bow with black walnut.

Title: Re: bamboo takedown limbs
Post by: james parker on February 20, 2012, 11:04:56 pm

i use the same takedown hardware that is used in f---- g---- bows,,, there are several company's that sell the hardware parts to make bows

Title: Re: bamboo takedown limbs
Post by: mike fisher on February 20, 2012, 11:18:00 pm

Thanks everybody, honest to be I have two pieces of bamboo with a oak wedge  glued-on and for belly I was thinking of hard maple,hickory or ipe depends on what I can find next saturday.Thanks again, Mike.

Title: Re: bamboo takedown limbs
Post by: mike fisher on February 20, 2012, 11:23:19 pm

Hi James,thanks for input,outstanding bow.mike

Title: Re: bamboo takedown limbs
Post by: Prarie Bowyer on February 21, 2012, 12:17:04 am

Love the simplicity of this.  The tiller needs to be determined by the taper of the inner laminations right?