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Title: v-joints
Post by: Doods70 on November 12, 2014, 07:39:00 AM

Greetings...I am about to attach a siyah to a bow I am working on. I hope to try a technique I saw in joining the siyah to the limb.

Is the v-joint a strong way to join the siyah to the limb?

Thank you
Doods

Title: Re: v-joints
Post by: Pat B on November 12, 2014, 11:48:00 AM

The "V" joint has been used for thousands of years and is the way of joining siyahs on traditional horn bows.

Title: Re: v-joints
Post by: KenH on November 12, 2014, 04:13:00 PM

What Pat said!  In essence it is THE way to join siyahs to limbs.

Title: Re: v-joints
Post by: mikkekeswick on November 13, 2014, 01:06:00 AM

Exactly right. Don't even contemplate another method  :)
If you don't get the fit flawless then a quick steam for 10 - 15 min then clamp together will make it so.