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Title: Laminated glass longbow- parallel vs. Tapered lams-SORRY, DOUBLE POST
Post by: arachnid on November 14, 2016, 07:03:00 AM

Hi guys.

I was wondering, is there a difference in performance between 2 bows, one with tapered wood lams and the other with parallel wood lams. And if so, is it so significant?

Here's the thing- I don't have a thickness sander and the only option for me is to taper with a hand plane. So I thought, maybe it's better to just use parallel lams rather then have an uneven taper.

What do you guys think?

Title: Re: Laminated glass longbow- parallel vs. Tapered lams-SORRY, DOUBLE POST
Post by: Crooked Stic on November 18, 2016, 05:30:00 PM

Parallel will work just fine. you can then taper your limb profile more to get rid of some mass weight.