Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Josh on May 03, 2010, 07:01:00 pm
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I have some scrap quartersawn ash i was going to use to back my fiance's purpleheart bow with and i was wondering if a butt-splice would be okay over a rigid handle area for the backing strip... The purpleheart core and handle riser are both going to be one piece will this be okay or should I do a Z or a W splice? Thanks guys. :)
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I was even thinking about using the butt splice and putting a THIN (< 1/8" thick) overlay over the splice in the non-bending portion of the handle, will this help to hold it together?
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I just finnished an ash backed cherry bow and I butt spliced the backing strips in the centre and it was totally ok. no problems
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No reason a butt splice wouldn't work. But a 1:8 or 1:10 simple lap splice would be better. With 1/8" backing, you would taper each piece from full thickness to zero over and inch or an inch and a quarter, then overlap the tapers and glue them.
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With an overlay a simple butt splice will be fine. I prefer a scarf joint with both mating ends cut(or ground) at about a 45deg angle and an overlay over that to fill out the back of the handle.
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I like the butt splice best. If you are concerned about it shape the handle and wrap it with silk and super glue or rawhide or whatever you wish. A leather grip will cover whatever you put on it so it doesn't even have to be pretty.
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forgot to mention that I did use a thin overlay over the but splice, A butt splice is good enough you dont even see it under the handle why struggle with more difficult splices if it does the job? This bow was made in 5 pieces, V-spliced billetts, butt spliced backing strips and handle overlay, you can hardly notice !!!
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