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Offline okie64

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Splinter Fix?
« on: January 30, 2011, 11:22:52 am »
This bow pulled a splinter up about 14 inches from the tip on the left limb. Could I wrap it with somethin and glue it to hold it down or is that going to make a hinge there? It pulled 50# at 28 "  and took about 1- 1/2" of set before heat-treating. Heated in 2"of reflex and was gettin the tillering touched up when the splinter pulled up.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Splinter Fix?
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2011, 11:27:26 am »
You can super glue the splinter and clamp it. Once cured put a wrap on it. Use sinew, silk thread, unwaxed dental floss or other strong but thin thread set ib glue.
  Will you post a pic of the splinter. Is it near the scorched area on the side of the bow in the pic?
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Offline ken75

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Re: Splinter Fix?
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2011, 11:52:26 am »
is this a board or stave. if board i would sand the back down some and back it with 1/8th inch hickory
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Offline HickoryBill

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« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2011, 02:06:13 pm »
How long and how deep is the splinter? Wrapping and gluing usually works if it's not to deep/ long.
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Offline okie64

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Re: Splinter Fix?
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2011, 03:07:07 pm »
The splinter is about an inch long. I glued it and clamped it back down. I'll let it set and then wrap it. This bow was kinda an experiment. Its only an inch wide in the middle and 3/4" at midlimb. It was a leftover piece of a hickory board that I got two other bows out of so I figured if I could get another one from it it would be a bonus anyways.
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Offline sweeney3

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Re: Splinter Fix?
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2011, 04:34:37 pm »
Depending on how pretty you want it to be/not be, if you don't have any sinew or whatnot to wrap it with, you CAN wrap it with plain on duct tape after you glue it back down.  I have done that with green army 100 mile an hour tape (OD green duct tape) and it works fine.  It isn't pretty but it works. 
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Offline okie64

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Re: Splinter Fix?
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2011, 03:17:28 pm »
Dental floss and super glue held up so far. Got it tillered to 50# at 27". Still holdin 1.25" of reflex when unstrung.
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Offline bubby

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Re: Splinter Fix?
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2011, 07:46:06 pm »
when ya get it finnish tiller, wrap the other end anda couple of other spots and it will look pretty good, lot's a bows with wraps on here
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Splinter Fix?
« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2011, 08:11:09 pm »
That's a great tiller!  Jawge
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Offline okie64

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Re: Splinter Fix?
« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2011, 08:53:19 pm »
Finished this one up and shot it today. Ended up 52# at 28". Was going to put a handle wrap on but I kinda like it the way it is. Shoots really good.
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Offline okie64

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Re: Splinter Fix?
« Reply #10 on: February 10, 2011, 12:23:02 pm »
I decided to wrap the dental floss with hemp cordage and put a matching one on the other end and the handle. I thought it looked pretty good. Coated the whole thing with mink oil too. Never tried mink oil on a bow but I had some so I figured why not.


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