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Title: Bamboo backed bow
Post by: billy dryden on October 14, 2021, 10:48:11 PM

How do you guys do your limb tips on trilams and bamboo back bows. I believe I seen somebody sand on an angle through the bamboo and glue an overlay on.

Title: Re: Bamboo backed bow
Post by: Mad Max on October 14, 2021, 11:31:01 PM

Just like you said
(https://i.imgur.com/rWyxNYT.jpg)

Title: Re: Bamboo backed bow
Post by: Lehtis on October 15, 2021, 01:15:36 AM

Same way but not through all layers, only bamboo and core, perhapps a bit belly also.

Title: Re: Bamboo backed bow
Post by: Roy from Pa on October 15, 2021, 04:57:27 AM

Just like mad max but I don't file the sides, only the horn overlay and I don't file all the way through the horn.

Title: Re: Bamboo backed bow
Post by: billy dryden on October 15, 2021, 07:37:53 AM

I assume I could use Osage as a tip overlay with no problems. I guess it’s better to ask now then find out the hard way!  :biglaugh:

Title: Re: Bamboo backed bow
Post by: Mad Max on October 15, 2021, 08:20:23 AM

Someone sent me 64" boo so I had to extend the other 2 lams to get  64" nocks :tongue:

Title: Re: Bamboo backed bow
Post by: Roy from Pa on October 15, 2021, 09:51:22 AM

Quote from: Mad Max on October 15, 2021, 08:20:23 AM

Someone sent me 64" boo so I had to extend the other 2 lams to get  64" nocks :tongue:

Who the heck would send you 64" boo?

Title: Re: Bamboo backed bow
Post by: Mad Max on October 15, 2021, 10:53:06 AM

Y o u

Title: Re: Bamboo backed bow
Post by: Roy from Pa on October 15, 2021, 10:55:15 AM

Nah, it had otta shrunk in shippen:)

Title: Re: Bamboo backed bow
Post by: mmattockx on October 15, 2021, 11:52:37 AM

This is on a maple board bow, but similar to Mad Max's. It is a great way to capture and close off the end grain of the limbs. You don't have to cut across all the layers if you don't want to.

(https://i.imgur.com/sOslwD5.jpg)


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