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Title: Power Lam???
Post by: Lewis Brookshire III on January 28, 2008, 06:15:00 PM
Im going to be building a couple BBO's soon and I have a couple questions. I have seen a couple build alongs where the was a double tapered power lam glued in between the Osage and boo at the handle.

- What advantage does a power lam offer?

- How long should a power lam be?
Title: Re: Power Lam???
Post by: hickstick on January 28, 2008, 06:19:00 PM
stiffens the handle section so the working section of the limb is limited to the reflexed area....

adds a cool accent

I think mine was around 15-18 inches..but that was over a year ago....I could be wrong...
Title: Re: Power Lam???
Post by: Lewis Brookshire III on January 28, 2008, 06:23:00 PM
Thanks for the quick reply. Another question, can you use any wood? Like put in a peice of Bocote to go with the Bocote handle i am gonna use? And how high do you make the lam in the middle?
Title: Re: Power Lam???
Post by: mmgrode on January 28, 2008, 07:16:00 PM
You can use any hardwood you choose to...bocote works well.  As Hickstick said it stiffens the handle section so your handle laminations won't pop off and adds a bit of contrast and dimension to the bow.  3/16" to 1/4" in the middle tapered to a knife edge on the ends(very important) works well for a standard r/d or reflex, but other dimensions can be used depending on design.  Good luck, Matt
Title: Re: Power Lam???
Post by: Lewis Brookshire III on January 28, 2008, 07:26:00 PM
Awesome, I am planning on trying a 58" NTN R/D BBO with a Bocote Handle so the Bocote power lam I think will help and will add soem extra "Fancy" to the bow too!
Title: Re: Power Lam???
Post by: Jeremy on January 28, 2008, 07:37:00 PM
A much easier way to do it is on the belly side.  Not as cool looking, but much easier to pull off, clamping-wise.
May last couple were 1/8" thick and 14" long.
Title: Re: Power Lam???
Post by: Lewis Brookshire III on January 28, 2008, 07:43:00 PM
Yeah I have seen them on the belly side and might wind up doing that but as I was searching some threads today I notices someone glueing it up between the boo and osage and wondered about that.

I have glued up some kinda intricate glass bow stuff so I think I will at least try the sandwich lam and see what happens.
Title: Re: Power Lam???
Post by: Scott E on January 28, 2008, 08:36:00 PM
Chech out dryad's hunter bow it has the power lam in between the osage and boo. It sure does look nice.-Scott