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Laminated Fiberglass Prod

Hi all, I am new to the list and to making crossbows. I have been making laminated fiberglass longbows for a while now and I would like to try making a crossbow. I have been reading up on this and I am...

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Pressing All-fiberglass crossbow limbs

Images > Сергей (phoenix) > Crossbow limb manufacturing technology Process inspired by Serый > Making limbs for a crossbow

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Phenolic sheets

Hi all, first post. I'm looking into the possibility of using phenolic as a material for trigger parts, especially the nut. I'm also thinkIng about using It to manufacture other parts such as pulleys...

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laminated aluminum

has anyone tried laminating or lashing two aluminum prods together into one prod? the prods i have are some jayhawk prods i recently picked up with enough other misc parts to make two crossbows. thanks...

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Power Tuff prod tip question

I will be making my first prod out of Power Tuff (GC-67-UB). Being that the glass is unidirectional, should I reinforce the limb tips to prevent the string from possibly splitting the prod lengthwise?...

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fiber glass 80 pound prod

Hey everyone I bought a 80 pound fiber glass prod off ebay after stringing it and drawing it back 8cms the inside of the prod started to crack\flake and make cracking sounds is this a dodgy prod?

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"Pulleys" out of dyneema

Recently bought a roll of B70 dyneema fishing line, to test for bow strings. I soon noticed that it was allmost impossible to get a knot hold on these. There is practically no friction when rubbing...

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Fiberglass for Loose Laminate Prods

I just ran across a product you might find interesting for making Loose Laminate crossbow prods.  Taylor-made (tm) Fiberglass Boat Cover bows.  They appear to be unidirectional fiberglass "bars" that...

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Epoxy brands and sorts

Hallo to you all,  I started building a RDT crossbow, and problem after problem arises. But I am determined to overcome them all, maybe with some help of fellow bowyers all over the world! Besides the...

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Laminated Fiberglass Prod

Hi all, I am new to the list and to making crossbows. I have been making laminated fiberglass longbows for a while now and I would like to try making a crossbow. I have been reading up on this and I am...

View Article

Pressing All-fiberglass crossbow limbs

Images > Сергей (phoenix) > Crossbow limb manufacturing technology Process inspired by Serый > Making limbs for a crossbow

View Article

Phenolic sheets

Hi all, first post. I'm looking into the possibility of using phenolic as a material for trigger parts, especially the nut. I'm also thinkIng about using It to manufacture other parts such as pulleys...

View Article

laminated aluminum

has anyone tried laminating or lashing two aluminum prods together into one prod? the prods i have are some jayhawk prods i recently picked up with enough other misc parts to make two crossbows. thanks...

View Article


Power Tuff prod tip question

I will be making my first prod out of Power Tuff (GC-67-UB). Being that the glass is unidirectional, should I reinforce the limb tips to prevent the string from possibly splitting the prod lengthwise?...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

fiber glass 80 pound prod

Hey everyone I bought a 80 pound fiber glass prod off ebay after stringing it and drawing it back 8cms the inside of the prod started to crack\flake and make cracking sounds is this a dodgy prod?

View Article


"Pulleys" out of dyneema

Recently bought a roll of B70 dyneema fishing line, to test for bow strings. I soon noticed that it was allmost impossible to get a knot hold on these. There is practically no friction when rubbing...

View Article

Fiberglass for Loose Laminate Prods

I just ran across a product you might find interesting for making Loose Laminate crossbow prods.  Taylor-made (tm) Fiberglass Boat Cover bows.  They appear to be unidirectional fiberglass "bars" that...

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Epoxy brands and sorts

Hallo to you all,  I started building a RDT crossbow, and problem after problem arises. But I am determined to overcome them all, maybe with some help of fellow bowyers all over the world! Besides the...

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best type of horn to use..

this would be recreation of a medieval composite prod/lath.. trying to source and gather material.. looking at the grooved laminated sections laid at 90 degrees to the bow face..

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