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Title: workin on some lam bows
Post by: wakolbinger on August 13, 2016, 10:41:00 AM

The one is a bamboo back, thin layer of maple, and an osage core from a 40 year old board, with the handle made up of hickory and walnut. The other is a bamboo back, a thin layer of maple, on osage core, and a carbonized bamboo belly, with a handle made up of maple, walnut, and osage.

Both are mid tiller at the moment.

   (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/13932769_10154405594173524_4103387611078451342_n.jpg)

   (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/13895472_10154413897158524_5034160163616945933_n.jpg)

   (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/14021626_10154413881498524_1722586307513344963_n.jpg)

   (http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/wakolbinger/13882229_10154411054268524_3112735419030714239_n.jpg)

Title: Re: workin on some lam bows
Post by: takefive on August 13, 2016, 02:38:00 PM

Great looking bows!

Title: Re: workin on some lam bows
Post by: Crittergetter on August 13, 2016, 02:47:00 PM

Them are some dang good lookin sticks!!! Nice work!

Title: Re: workin on some lam bows
Post by: SC Bowhunter on August 13, 2016, 05:40:00 PM

Very nice!

Title: Re: workin on some lam bows
Post by: SportHunter on August 13, 2016, 08:16:00 PM

Both bows are looking good.

Title: Re: workin on some lam bows
Post by: wakolbinger on August 14, 2016, 11:48:00 AM

Thanks guys. Goin a little lam crazy lately. Have about 10 bows in the works at the moment. I'll keep ya guys posted.

Title: Re: workin on some lam bows
Post by: darin putman on August 14, 2016, 10:19:00 PM

Great looking bows, I really like the way your bamboo runs up the fades on the belly. I've had trouble with this, do you make your fades taper long enough so bamboo doesn't have to bend too much or do you prebend bamboo or do something else. Thanks for any help in this area.

Title: Re: workin on some lam bows
Post by: wakolbinger on August 14, 2016, 11:22:00 PM

Yea, it's a very gradual curve. Glass lam guys tend to often use an abrupt curve in the fades but that doesn't translate well to all natural materials.

Title: Re: workin on some lam bows
Post by: Igor on August 19, 2016, 10:14:00 AM

Sweet!

Title: Re: workin on some lam bows
Post by: LittleBen on August 20, 2016, 08:00:00 PM

Very well done. Really like both of those, great style to them.

Title: Re: workin on some lam bows
Post by: Mad Max on August 20, 2016, 09:17:00 PM

very nice
I like the striped risers