Small fissure crack between two knots, should I be concerned????!!!!

[mullet]

 You need to start off on this addiction better than you did, only reason,,, kinda,, get's the taste out of my mouth too. Merry Cristmas and wish ya'll the best with the new addition.

[Little John]

You are the man Eddie.

[JW_Halverson]

If Eddie/Mullet doesn't have a bowstring with it, send me your address and I'll make you a pair of bowstrings to go with the bow.  You always need a spare, trust me.!!! 

[1776J]

If Eddie/Mullet doesn't have a bowstring with it, send me your address and I'll make you a pair of bowstrings to go with the bow.  You always need a spare, trust me.!!! 

Hey, thank you!! 
That's really appreciated!!!!

[1776J]

You need to start off on this addiction better than you did, only reason,,, kinda,, get's the taste out of my mouth too. Merry Cristmas and wish ya'll the best with the new addition.

Thanks Eddie,...
Yes indeed,... it's our FIRST so I'm a bit,...well,... simply put,... worried,..freaked out, etc! Fill in the blanks! Haha! 

[mullet]

 JW, I suck at making bow strings. It'll be 72. Also, kids are highly overated, after the first one they are never easier.

[HoBow]

Right on Eddie and 1776- if you paid with debit, credit, or check, I would contact them and initiate a refund from them. Perhaps Jim is reading this and realizing that potential customers are also reading it!

[JW_Halverson]

Check, mullet, 72" nock to nock.  1776J?...where do I send the strings? Send me your address so I can get them Christmas wrapped.

[1776J]

Right on Eddie and 1776- if you paid with debit, credit, or check, I would contact them and initiate a refund from them. Perhaps Jim is reading this and realizing that potential customers are also reading it!

Yes, it was in fact paid for with a card through his website.
I'll contact the credit card company tomorrow...maybe something good can come from a bad experience?

[medicinewheel]

...

THIS BOWYER THAT HAS DONE THIS IS, JIM AT RUDDERBOWS.

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How come I'm not surprised...? 

[medicinewheel]

Send me your address, I'll glue you up a bamboo backed piece of Ipe, if you aren't in a hurry. Free, to just get the taste out of your mouth.

How come I'm not surprised of this, either...??  

[osage outlaw]

There are some great people on this site.  From my experience everyone that I have met or talked to about primitive archery has been super nice.  This has to be the most helpful and polite message board that I visit.  Taxidermy.net is another story.

[Marc St Louis]

The 2 knots are actually just 1 knot that transverses the limb in an edge grain board.  These compression fracture are quite common in such a case.  I have seen Osage develop such fractures as well as IPE and even Yew and it doesn't seem to matter if the knot is hard and solid, the wood is just not as elastic there.  When you come across such a piece of wood and you can't place the knot in a non-working part of the bow then just avoid using it. 

Maybe Jim will read this and learn something 

[1776J]

Still no response to my last email to him asking if he would be keeping his promise of a full refund.  I suppose I'll just wait and see what the "letter" he sent will say to me when I receive it in the mail later this week.

[Michael C.]

Nice one Eddie, I remember you bailing me out of a situation exactly like this.