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Title: Spliced limb laminates
Post by: StoneAK on December 13, 2011, 12:42:00 AM
I thought I would throw these up and see what you all think. It is cocobolo spliced with bocote I am using a carbon core for this set of limbs as well  (//%5Burl=http://images.imagelinky.com/1323754852.jpg%5D%20%5Bimg%5Dhttp://images.imagelinky.com/1323754852.jpg)[/url] [/IMG]
Title: Re: Spliced limb laminates
Post by: rbbhunt on December 13, 2011, 11:40:00 AM
Looks good, I've done the same thing with cherry and walnut with a thin maple spacer.
Title: Re: Spliced limb laminates
Post by: monterey on December 13, 2011, 11:52:00 AM
How do you fasten the two together?  :confused:    :confused:    :confused:
Title: Re: Spliced limb laminates
Post by: StoneAK on December 13, 2011, 01:56:00 PM
I take the boards at say 1 inch thickness then make the cuts and use smooth on epoxy to glue them together then once they are cured I cut the laminates from the 1" board it keeps all the glue lines straight and works really well.

Has anybody ever cut splices like this and not used a core in the laminates? do you have to have a core wood laminate?
Title: Re: Spliced limb laminates
Post by: kennym on December 13, 2011, 08:49:00 PM
A glue joint is SUPPOSED to be stronger than the wood itself, but I like more angle on the cuts.  

Look at the actionwood angle cut(flat grain?), it is about the same in a thin lam...
Title: Re: Spliced limb laminates
Post by: StoneAK on December 13, 2011, 10:48:00 PM
Good point I never thought of it that way. I will get these limbs in the oven in another day or so and let you all see the whole deal