Making A Laminated Recurve Bow

Traditional composite bows are normally not included although their construction with horn wood and sinew might bring them within the above definition.

Making a laminated recurve bow.

One layer is a template cut to the exact shape. I use a form or jig often when making self bows with recurved or reflexed limb tips. It s also much quicker to glue a bow up with that method. The other pieces are cut oversize and trimmed to match later.

Unlike the c clamp and rubber band forms the firehose form requires two pieces a top and a bottom that fit together and the bow goes between them. Custom recurve bow making. First it s more difficult to make the form. This makes the arrow go farther.

A recurve bow gives a traditional bow the ability to propel arrows further and with more power than a traditional bow. The first step in bow building is to make the form for gluing the bow laminations. The fibreglass however takes on the load of carrying the maximum amount of load while the wooden part carries not more than 10 of the load. Plans for this bow build are available free.

The egyptian scythian and assyrian people had been making laminate bows out of combinations of wood horn and. This allows the bow to propel the arrow with more power and energy than a traditional straight limbed bow. A detailed flat bow build along. A laminated bow is an archery bow in which different materials are laminated together to form the bow stave itself.

I have two problems with the firehose method though. The form is composed of four layers of 1 2 in. Fiberglass back and belly with maple laminates and purple heart core and handle. Here s a quick vid showing how to make a recurve bow form.

While it takes skill and years practice to make a perfect recurve bow these steps will help get you started. The term recurve comes from the way the bow curves away from the shooter at the ends.