Billet- splicing questions
Hey everyone Iv never messed with billets before but in my eventual endeavor to move to Asiatic composites I figured (based on some Recommendations I received here) that I should get some practice...
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I've made a couple splices like the one on the right in the top pic and they are super strong. The one laid out on the side of the bow might work with sinew backing but I don't know about cutting from...
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Ohh mamma yeah I usually do 4" and wasn't even thinking I was loosing 2" when I put the splices together. Thanks!!!!
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That can be fixed by splicing in another piece for the handle section in between the billets. I've done that with the splices actually going into the fade area almost to the point of where the actual...
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Well I haven't cut anything yet so I can still redraw everything. Are you saying that the splices should also be longer than 2" or you were just doing that because you needed to add a piece in for the...
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No on second thought I really have limited my self because I cut the fade outs already........ Dang
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That's OK to have the fades cut. I've done it on a finished bow that needed the handle straightened. You can keep the two inch splices, just move them into the fade area an inch on each end the use a...
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Also if you plan to narrow the handle area you may want to narrow up the splice layout so that you don't wind up cutting too much of the splices away when the handle is narrowed. I layed out the...
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Also if you plan to narrow the handle area you may want to narrow up the splice layout so that you don't wind up cutting too much of the splices away when the handle is narrowed.I layed out the splice...
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Ok yeah that helps!! Thanks for the drawing I was thinking that's what you were saying
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When I splice two pieces of wood together, I usually draw the spilce on a piece of paper and copy it. I then glue the two identical copies to the wood and this gives me an exact pattern to fllow when...
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That's an excellent idea. So when you cut the outlines on the paper you then glue them to the wood and then cut where the paper is not. Did I understand that correctly?
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I dont cut them on the paper, I make a paper with the lines, and draw one part black and leave one part white, then I copy the paper in a copying machine so I have 2 identical rectangles with the cuts...
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Ok fundin thank you that's exactly what I needed. Thank you that's helps a ton!
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