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| Reflex Deflex parts and kits page A simplified way to make a Performance Reflex deflex Bamboo backed longbow Glueing Instructions at the bottom of page. |
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| Reflex Deflex complete parts and form $89 |
| Basic Raw parts kit for the reflex deflex. Kit Includes:includes a floor tillered pre-tapered white hickory stave, planed and flattened bamboo, handle riser block t. All you need to do is glue all the parts up in a form and finish tiller. You can also make this into a reflex or straight profile longbow. |
| Complete Raw parts kit and form for the reflex deflex includes: a floor tillered pre-tapered white hickory stave, planed and flattened bamboo, handle riser block , block form with rounded limb shapers, belly glueing strips to prevent belly split out when clamping and glueing. All you need to do is glue all the parts up in the form and finish tiller. You can also make this into a reflex or straight profile longbow. See picture instructional at the bottom of this page to see how easy it is to do. |
| Reflex Deflex Raw tapered parts only kit $59 |
| Reflex Deflex glueing instructional EASY AS PIE!! |
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| 1 Above pic This is a simple $3 course jigsaw blade to use to dig deep grooves into the back of the bow stave belly core and bamboo . This will allow the glue something to really grab onto and create allot of strength. Clamp or screw it upside down on the edge of a bench top or clamp it into a vice. |
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| 2 next 3 pics After the jigsaw blade is securely attched to something drag the glue surfaces of the hickory as well as the bamboo on the teeth of the jigsaw blade creating deep grooves the entire length of the hickory as well as the bamboo. Be very careful not to split the bamboo doing this. Drag each piece several times until you have at least 1/64" deep grooves. Roughing the wood up with sandpaper is not enough to give the glue something to grab especially on hard hickory. Make sure groove the bamboo as well as the hickory belly core. Do not glue the riser on at this point. The riser will be attached after the main bow is glued and cured. |
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| 3 Next 3 pics Apply glue to both the bamboo backing as well as the pre tapered hickory belly core and wrap completely tightly with stretch wrap to secure the pieces into place. Make sure there are not bare area's showing. After wrapping is complete lay the thin pieces of hickory strips onto the belly side of the limbs and wrap it again. the thin hickory strips are not to be glue onto the bow. They are simply there to prevent the belly core form splitting when the shaping clamps are applied. Make sure you wrap the anti splitting hickory strips tightly so that they cannot slide. Again, These strips are used to prevrent the belly core from splitting during clamping and should not be glue to the belly side. There must be a plastic wrap in between the belly core and the anti splitting strips. |
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| 4 next 3 pics Lay the rounded shaping block 5" away from the tips and shrink wrap them onto the back of the bamboo. Wrap them tightly to prevent the shaping blocks from moving around during clamping. make sure the shaping blocks are 5" away from the tips. |
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5 Place the wrapped bow with the shaper blocks onto the block reflex deflex form as shown in the picture. make sure the bow parts are lined up to where the tips are over hanging the edges equally. Now clamp the shaping blocks down slowly. NOTE you must get the thing clamped before the glue begins to cure. You will probaly be better off doing a dry run before actually apply glue. Clamp the bow down at least 1 1/2" or 2" . If you use our form clamp it all the way down to touch the form. Now let it cure. If you cook it to cure the glue heat it up to about 160-180 degrees. The heat will cure the glue better than if not. Heat curing bowgrip is not necissary but WILL make it much stronger and more heat resistant. |
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| 6 The last step is to glue the riser on. Make sure you use the Jigsaw blade on both glue surfaces to make deep grooves for the glue to grab. |
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| The below drawings are of the reflex deflex profile during different parts of the draw and can be used as a reference for tillering. Brace height is about 6"-7" |
| The reflex Deflex need not be difficult. If you like a challenge and enjoy bow making you might easily end up with a performance bow by using one of our kits and following our easy instructional below. . On this page you will find the materials and instructional to make it happen. . |
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| Just in case you would like to build a reflex deflex from scratch we are offering the complete parts preperation, glueing and tillering instructional for you for only $6. An easy to read pamplet with simple illustrations. Make a reflex deflex performance bow made simple. |
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| TRIPLE LAM Reflex Deflex Raw tapered parts only kit $79 |
| Add some serious ZING to the performance of your bow with a triple lam reflex deflex kit. Same as the bamboo backed hickory reflex deflex kit except we have added a tapered center core of the Perfoamnce wood IPE ( Brazilian walnut) Glue up is also exactly the same as the bamboo backed hickory reflex deflex except you add the center core when glueing. Piece of cake. Kit includes Bamboo backing strip, Tapered Hickory belly core, Tapered Ipe performance core and a handle riser block. |
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| Build this stave from the below kit |
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| For the complete TRI LAM reflex Deflex kit AND Form $109 |