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Offline Dave 55

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vertical crack in bamboo
« on: August 18, 2009, 05:04:44 pm »
hey guys I just got a bamboo backed ipe , bamboo laminate  has about a 6 inch vertical crack in the boo,do I have to be worried about this?Its the first one Ive ever had,thanks Dave.
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Offline Et_tu_brute

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Re: vertical crack in bamboo
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2009, 05:51:36 pm »
I've made bamboo backed bows with similar cracks in the back and they've been absolutely fine and are still going strong :)

Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: vertical crack in bamboo
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2009, 06:02:27 pm »
Fill the crack full of superglue and keep on shooting.

Offline adb

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Re: vertical crack in bamboo
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2009, 06:10:42 pm »
No, not a big deal. Bamboo shrinks and expands much more rapidly than most belly woods, so it cracks. As long as the crack is vertical, just leave it. Try and keep the bow as moisture sealed as possible.

Offline Dave 55

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Re: vertical crack in bamboo
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2009, 06:37:41 pm »
thanks for the answers guys,Dave.
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Offline markinengland

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Re: vertical crack in bamboo
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2009, 06:46:29 pm »
Bamboo splits can eventually be a problem if they go off the edge of the bow.

Offline TheWildCat

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Re: vertical crack in bamboo
« Reply #6 on: August 19, 2009, 09:43:14 pm »
Ok Y'all this may sound weird, but I had a crack in one a mine a few years ago. I did a Liberty Bell repair. At the end of the crack I drilled a round hole just a little bigger than the crack. I glued a Bamboo peg into the hole. Crack stopped and the bow shot fine.
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Offline sailordad

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Re: vertical crack in bamboo
« Reply #7 on: August 19, 2009, 11:48:42 pm »
Ok Y'all this may sound weird, but I had a crack in one a mine a few years ago. I did a Liberty Bell repair. At the end of the crack I drilled a round hole just a little bigger than the crack. I glued a Bamboo peg into the hole. Crack stopped and the bow shot fine.

ya but if ya look at the bell close,you can see the crack did extend beyond the pin that was put in
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Offline TheWildCat

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Re: vertical crack in bamboo
« Reply #8 on: August 24, 2009, 06:15:28 am »
But it hasn't extended beyound the repair in my bow. Guess I should fixed the Bell as well!!!!
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