Guys I am finishing up my first ever laminated bow. It is a R/D longbow. I would like to trap the limbs a little but I have a few questions.
1) Should I have the bow finish tillered before trapping the limbs or do the tillering after trapping has been done to the limbs?
2) Is a sanding block and sand paper the best and safest way to do this?
3) How many pounds typically does trapping the limbs take off a bow?
4) When tillering the bow (sanding belly side of limbs) what grit of paper and/or sanding blocks do you use?
Thanks, Mike.
1) Trapping will change the tiller. How much depends on how aggressively you trap
2) It's a good way to trap
3) 1-? depending on how much material you remove. If your just going for looks and a slight bevel you'll lose 1- 3# usually
4) I only sand the belly face as a last resort but when I do I use 80grit to start with a block and progress out to 220.Takes very little sanding on the belly to change things.
Good luck
Thanks PV....I'm going to dive into it today. Wish me luck.
Mike
Hey Mike,how did it go? tap tap tap