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Daryl,
Do you scrape the rind off your bamboo backing or do you leave it natural.
Is there any benefit in doing it, or is it purely for looks eg. Staining it.

Matt

Daryl,
Taper goes from 7mm in the middle to 3-4mm on the outer limbs
Matt

Hi colin, I still have to cut the taper on the limbs which might be a bit more difficult now I have put some reflex on it. The belly thickness is 1/2" at the handle and the outer limbs we be taken down to around 3/8" or some where thereabout. Quick question, would western red cedar be ok t...

Ok, reasonably happy with the glue up for the bamboo. I have put 3" reflex in the bow, keeping the middle 320mm handle section flat to the bench, so when I glue on my riser it will be easier. The handle section of the bow has ended 20mm thick and the ends of the limbs 17mm thick, so 3mm taper o...

Daryl,
I use my electric planer to get rid of the bulk and then my spokeshave and then finished it with the circular orbital sander to make sure it is completely flat.
Glued it to the belly tonight, will post some pics tomorrow

Cheers Daryl,
Your earlier post provided very useful info.
Your work is fantastic

Thanks guys,
I have cut the bamboo to shape. The hard part will be keeping it flat as i plane the taper down. It was a challenge just getting the bamboo flat the whole length.
Will update progress tomorrow.
Cheers

Thanks Colin,
The overall length is 1730mm and the width is 38mm at the widest point, I have left 360 mm in the middle for the handle.(maybe a riser)
685mm in from the end of the limb it tapers down from from 38mm to 16mm, the pics are not the best but i think you get the picture.

Hi, I need some guidance for backing a spotted gum bow with bamboo. I have dressed the bamboo and it is 6-7mm in the centre, i cant go any thinner or I will not have enough width to cover the Belly. What i need to know is, do I glue on the backing before tillering? Also what dimensions/thickness sho...

Thanks Nezwin,
I have a baboo pole 100 diameter lined up, just have to machine it up.

Ottos timber in adelaide sell 1.8 meter x 50 x 3 strips, i think they have a few other timbers as well in strips. I am going there later in the week to ckeck it out.

Still hanging in there, had alot of fun with it. Have started next bow, still have apiece of spotted gum from the same board left over and was thinking about using some rock maple laminate strips for the backing. Will this work or should I use bamboo, I would rather use the maple because itis readil...

I re-tillered the section Yeomans highlighted and the bow came in at just over 30lbs, after another 100 or so arrows it looks like the riser may be starting to lift and a splinter has appeared on the edge/ back of the upper limb. It seems to have occured after I applied Linseed oil, probably just co...

Thanks Yoeman, I will have a go at tillering the section in question. Just a bit worried that the riser might come off as the fades could be a bit shallower and then it may break where I cut the arrow shelf. Im not to fussed about the weight so its worth a shot. I will do a few things different with...

Thanks guys for all the useful feedback, I increased the length of the fades and reduced the thickness of the riser, thinned the limbs out quite a bit. Had a go at tillering which is alot harder than I thought it would be. I have put about 100 arrows through it now and it seems to shoot ok. It is 35...

Thanks Yoeman, The stave is 3/4" thick were the fades meets, I had thout about maybe cutting some of the riser off so I can gradually work the fades in, but it will probably break were the rest is im guessing? Live and learn I guess. I have another piece of spotted gum, i will start on another ...

Thanks for the feedback perry ,much appreciated, this one is a learning project. I will probably do alot of things differently with my next bow. I wont worry about salvaging to much with this bow, but enjoyed playing around with it. I might just increase the fade out and throw some backing on it, if...

Hi , Here is my first go at a spotted gum bow. Still unfinished, need tillering, final sanding and maybe backing as the grain runs off a bit. What is the best material to back the bow with? The bow seems really heavy at the moment and im thinking I might need to reduce the thickness down from 3/8&qu...