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Title: Glass bow / Laminated bows please explain
Post by: Frosty the Bowman on December 30, 2012, 02:25:00 AM
I keep running into these terms and everytime I think I understand them I come up dumb.  :confused:  

Could some one please give me a simple/ easy to understand definition of these terms so I actually get it, please.  :help:  

I want to learn what things are, so I come before the masters for instructions, help me old bow kenobi.

Thanks, sorry for the bad joke, funny to me though.

Kevin
Title: Re: Glass bow / Laminated bows please explain
Post by: PZee on December 30, 2012, 03:16:00 AM
Hi

A laminated bow is strips of bow material glued together to form laminated bow limbs. These can be glass and wood,  or just wood (including bamboo) e.g. a bamboo backed Osage or ipe. My English longbow is laminated bamboo back with a purpleheart centre and a yellowheart belly.

A glass bow, is where there are strips of glass on the back and belly. In truth a laminated bow aswell but with glass.

Hope this is correct and helps.

Pete
Title: Re: Glass bow / Laminated bows please explain
Post by: D on December 31, 2012, 09:51:00 PM
I like the joke. lol
Title: Re: Glass bow / Laminated bows please explain
Post by: Bowjunkie on January 01, 2013, 08:47:00 PM
I agree with PZee for the most part. But I think a bow with a single piece of wood for the core and a bamboo or wood backing is a backed bow, not a laminated bow. Laminated bows have multiple laminations... i.e.... more than two. JMHO