Originally Posted by
Kosherboy
To be fair I say he is partially right bamboo will never be even thickness, and a bamboo bow should not be attempted by an amateur, IMO.
I have made hundreds of bamboo bows, the only bamboo that is pretty even including the nods is black bamboo, But I don't buy Bamboo , I make my own from my own yard , where I have at least 7 varieties, but in general teh Rudder bow staves are very good,IMO.
Anybody that has ever made a bamboo backed bow knows it can be thinned. If you sell someone a product that says ready to glue up, it should be even thickness.
I get it done with a joiner and a sander. Kent (burnie on here) gets it done nicely. You won't find anyone more experienced than Rich Scaffold and Dave knight or Eric Krewson. If I can do it, so can Jim (rudder).
Between every node of the bamboo slats I have I get exact same thickness. I have even knife edged bamboo close to a barrel taper . I am a newbie with only 5 bows under and I get it done better than that stuff he selling.