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Title: Adding Weight To a Glass Bow
Post by: RAU on July 30, 2009, 09:56:00 PM

I built a glass backed straight limbed longbow a year or so ago. I like it alot but it came in about 10 lbs under the weight I want. I bought another strip of glass recently and plan on sanding off the finnish and gluing this on in an attempt to gain 10+ pounds of weight. Any of you guys have any experience in doing anything like this? I cant decide if I should glue it to the back or cut it in half and glue it to the belly. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
Don

Title: Re: Adding Weight To a Glass Bow
Post by: kennym on July 30, 2009, 10:33:00 PM

Here is some results in that area! I've never done it tho...

 http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=125;t=001658

Title: Re: Adding Weight To a Glass Bow
Post by: Robertfishes on July 30, 2009, 11:55:00 PM

could you shorten it by 1" on each end and glue on new nocks?

Title: Re: Adding Weight To a Glass Bow
Post by: jess stuart on July 31, 2009, 10:15:00 PM

RAU I have done that a couple of times once I added .030 glass  and the other time .040 glass.  Both times I added to the belly, just roughfed it up well added smooth on and cured at reduce temp.  Worked okay and have shot those two bows for over a year.