bow laminationsany one making and selling them ???

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edward somervail · #1 Post by **edward somervail** » Fri May 26, 2006 2:53 pm

is there any one in the group doing this???

gilnockie · #2 Post by **gilnockie** » Fri May 26, 2006 5:30 pm

If you are after tapered timber lams or glass lams, try John Clarke at Ausbow.

http://www.ausbow.com.au/bowmaking.html

greybeard · #3 Post by **greybeard** » Fri May 26, 2006 7:12 pm

Edward,
I have been grinding my own laminations for over three years. For a outlay of under $300-00 you can make your own lamination grinder. This enables you to select your own timbers and grind your own thicknesses down to under 2mm. and any length you require. Maximum width is about 45mm. It is an advantage to have access to a table saw or similar. I have details available if needed.
Daryl.

#4 Post by **Stickbow Hunter** » Sat May 27, 2006 5:10 pm

There are a number of suppliers in the USA also such as The Wood Shed, Binghams and Old Master Crafters.

If purchasing lams from other people be sure to check them with a micrometer as some suppliers don't exactly keep to acceptable tolerences IMO.

Jeff

jindydiver · #5 Post by **jindydiver** » Mon May 29, 2006 8:14 am

greybeard wrote:Edward,
I have been grinding my own laminations for over three years. For a outlay of under $300-00 you can make your own lamination grinder. This enables you to select your own timbers and grind your own thicknesses down to under 2mm. and any length you require. Maximum width is about 45mm. It is an advantage to have access to a table saw or similar. I have details available if needed.
Daryl.

Could you post the details up here to share with us all?

greybeard · #6 Post by **greybeard** » Mon May 29, 2006 8:26 pm

Mick,
Thank you for your interest. I will have to compress the file to keep it within the 200kb limit. Will post it in the next day or two.
Daryl.

jindydiver · #7 Post by **jindydiver** » Tue May 30, 2006 2:36 pm

Excellent, a man can never have too many tools

greybeard · #8 Post by **greybeard** » Tue May 30, 2006 9:44 pm

Mick,

Basically the setup is an 8 inch bench grinder mounted vertically on a modified bench. Attached to the shaft is a Multitool model 362. Once set up I attached a guide on a pivot point and a slot at the other end to vary the the distance between the guide and the grinding belt.
A wing nut on the adjustable end allows you to make easy reductions in laminations. Rip your timber down on the table saw and then grind them down. Make sure the guide is parallel to the vertical axis of the grinding wheel.
You may have to play around a little to get it just right.

: Lamination Grinder.JPG (67.26 KiB) Viewed 1030 times

Daryl.

greybeard · #9 Post by **greybeard** » Wed May 31, 2006 6:40 pm

Another use for the lamination grinder.
Remove the guide to clean up your handle section especially the fadeouts. Use the section of belt over the rubber wheel. It's great for doing curves etc. I also use it to help shape self bows as well as sanding the edges of laminated bows.
Daryl.

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