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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: Wolftrail on July 17, 2015, 11:53:00 AM

Title: Laminated wood bows
Post by: Wolftrail on July 17, 2015, 11:53:00 AM: What kind of taper do you guys build into your say Tri-lam wood bows. Do you taper just the center lam or the center and belly lam or whatever..
Title: Re: Laminated wood bows
Post by: Pat B on July 17, 2015, 12:20:00 PM: The few I made I used all parallel lams.
Title: Re: Laminated wood bows
Post by: Black Mockingbird on July 17, 2015, 12:36:00 PM: I've found it best to taper ALL my lams...makes things so much easier for many many reasons...too many for me to want to list right now... ;)
Title: Re: Laminated wood bows
Post by: Wolftrail on July 17, 2015, 12:38:00 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Pat B:
The few I made I used all parallel lams.
Makes it harder to tiller later does it not. Do you just grind down the belly lam after.
Title: Re: Laminated wood bows
Post by: Pat B on July 17, 2015, 01:55:00 PM: I build mostly selfbows so tillering is just part of it.
Title: Re: Laminated wood bows
Post by: wood carver 2 on July 17, 2015, 04:37:00 PM: I also taper all 3 lams. 1/8" to 1/16" back and belly and a similar taper for the core, which varies in thickness depending on bow weight.
Dave.
Title: Re: Laminated wood bows
Post by: eflanders on July 17, 2015, 09:50:00 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Pat B:
The few I made I used all parallel lams.
Same here. Basically because I did not have the tools and experience to make tapered lams.
Title: Re: Laminated wood bows
Post by: LittleBen on July 19, 2015, 11:48:00 AM: I taper all three lams. I taper each lam .002

That seems to get me really close. Some have required zero belly tillering. Just some adjustment with side tillering just like building a glass bow.
Title: Re: Laminated wood bows
Post by: Wolftrail on July 21, 2015, 02:59:00 PM: thnx guys for the replys it all stands to reason.