Making A Laminated Recurve Bow

A laminated bow is an archery bow in which different materials are laminated together to form the bow stave itself.

Making a laminated recurve bow.

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. 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. 58 40 lbs at 28 halla bowyer. This allows the bow to propel the arrow with more power and energy than a traditional straight limbed bow.

The other pieces are cut oversize and trimmed to match later. It s also much quicker to glue a bow up with that method. Custom recurve bow making. One layer is a template cut to the exact shape.

The form is composed of four layers of 1 2 in. First it s more difficult to make the form. Plans for this bow build are available free. These days recurve bows are made of fibreglass and laminated wood with the wood acting as the divider between two laminated sheets of fibreglass.

The term recurve comes from the way the bow curves away from the shooter at the ends. While it takes skill and years practice to make a perfect recurve bow these steps will help get you started. A recurve bow gives a traditional bow the ability to propel arrows further and with more power than a traditional bow. A detailed flat bow build along.

Here s a quick vid showing how to make a recurve bow form. A recurve bow is a much simpler style of the bow than the more popular compound bow. This makes the arrow go farther. I use a form or jig often when making self bows with recurved or reflexed limb tips.

Fiberglass back and belly with maple laminates and purple heart core and handle. The first step in bow building is to make the form for gluing the bow laminations.