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Title: Dean Torges laminated kid's bow
Post by: Rob DiStefano on July 20, 2025, 01:30:05 PM
Maybe 20 or so years ago Dean wrote a great article about making a kid's laminated bow, basically just gluing a slat of wood as a backing to the main core.  This is a different bow build than his kid's rattan bow article.

Anyone have a link to that Torges laminated bow article or saved it?
Title: Re: Dean Torges laminated kid's bow
Post by: Pat B on July 21, 2025, 10:46:22 PM
Rob, I remember Dean's rattan bows but don't remember him making a kids laminated(backed) bow. I'd be interested in reading it. Hope someone has a link.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Dean Torges laminated kid's bow
Post by: Pat B on July 22, 2025, 10:29:59 AM
Rob, I just posted your question on Primitive Archer. Let's see if we get results there.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Dean Torges laminated kid's bow
Post by: mmattockx on July 22, 2025, 03:07:03 PM
Quote from: Pat B on Today at 10:29:59 AMRob, I just posted your question on Primitive Archer. Let's see if we get results there.  :thumbsup:

I recall seeing on PA a kids bow that looked like a sorta pyramid style flat bow but it had a thin, narrow strip of maybe hickory glued to the back for the tension loads. Is that the style we are talking about?


Mark
Title: Re: Dean Torges laminated kid's bow
Post by: Rob DiStefano on July 22, 2025, 03:52:11 PM
Quote from: mmattockx on Today at 03:07:03 PMI recall seeing on PA a kids bow that looked like a sorta pyramid style flat bow but it had a thin, narrow strip of maybe hickory glued to the back for the tension loads. Is that the style we are talking about?


Mark

Yep, that sounds just like it!