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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: mmattockx on September 10, 2020, 06:02:34 PM
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I'm moving into making wood lam bows (followed by composites if all goes well) and will need to use templates to trace/draw the back profile onto the glued up limbs. I draw the profile in autocad and print it out full size. I can then stick the print out directly onto the limbs or can glue it to a stiffer base material to make a reusable template. I think I prefer the reusable template for the next couple designs at least. What do people recommend for the template base material?
Thanks,
Mark
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You can use plexiglass or thin mdf. Thin plywood works as well as long as it’s good quality.
Dave.
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Use a .040/.050 piece of Glass, wont swell, and will keep it's shape :thumbsup:
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Quality plywood is cheapest.
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I use 1/6” g10 for templates and 1/4” aluminum for my pattern jigs
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One more template question - do you guys use a full length template or a half length one that you just flip around?
Mark
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Maybe I went overboard but I have full length profile templates made from aluminum.
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If you freehand it One half and flip it. I guess if you can get CNC made full length can work.
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i use a piece of formica... go half length and you can use it on different length bows...
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I use Formica in one piece, but all I make are one piece wood longbows.
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Maybe I went overboard but I have full length profile templates made from aluminum.
That works if you have worked out exactly what you want and will make mostly the same bow, but I am not at that stage at all.
i use a piece of formica... go half length and you can use it on different length bows...
That's a good point in favour of the half length one.
Mark