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Offline Stalkingfox

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My first osage broke...Repairable? or scrapwood?
« on: November 23, 2012, 08:27:24 pm »
Yup, my first bow ever made broke.. I do know why but the question is it repairable? please help i didnt want to lose this one
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Re: My first osage broke...Repairable? or scrapwood?
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2012, 08:49:32 pm »
Need some more information than that and pics would help. Did it just lift a splinter? Outright break in half?
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Re: My first osage broke...Repairable? or scrapwood?
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2012, 08:59:40 pm »
Well I attempted to load pics along with my post butt all I got was<image><image>
Ill try again in a bit.
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Re: My first osage broke...Repairable? or scrapwood?
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2012, 09:08:53 pm »
you go to the thing right bellow the text box that says attachments and other options. Add the photos from there. Make sure that the pics are no bigger than 200kb. if they are bigger then just edit them in paint by reducing the size or cropping or both.


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Re: My first osage broke...Repairable? or scrapwood?
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2012, 09:17:59 pm »
Heres pics.  ::)
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Re: My first osage broke...Repairable? or scrapwood?
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2012, 09:21:45 pm »
it looks like it broke because of the knot right there.
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Re: My first osage broke...Repairable? or scrapwood?
« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2012, 09:23:27 pm »
There might be some bolder gents than me but I'd call that a goner. Sorry, man.   :'( That's a bummer, I had an osage bow break on me recently as well.  Hop back on the horse and make another one!
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Re: My first osage broke...Repairable? or scrapwood?
« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2012, 09:24:08 pm »
looks like firewood to me :( can't glue a break like that back together....
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Re: My first osage broke...Repairable? or scrapwood?
« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2012, 09:26:54 pm »
yes you can. lol trust me its pretty fun trying to repair them. is the bow fully tillered and doesnt need any more work???
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Re: My first osage broke...Repairable? or scrapwood?
« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2012, 09:35:25 pm »
It is pretty much done I would like to lessen the poundage down a little, but other than that its finished.
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Re: My first osage broke...Repairable? or scrapwood?
« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2012, 09:37:45 pm »
The break is on the belly side and the knot is on the back. Also its a short bow, at 46 inches
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Re: My first osage broke...Repairable? or scrapwood?
« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2012, 09:40:29 pm »
do what you have to to the belly  then get a very strong glue and put it directly in the crack and reinforce with sinew or whatever you choose to use and use alot of it. remember to wrap an inch past both side of the crack i fixed an 95lb hickory bow like this brought it down to about 75 pounds
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Re: My first osage broke...Repairable? or scrapwood?
« Reply #12 on: November 23, 2012, 09:50:18 pm »
There is broke, and then there is BROKE.    Yours is the latter, not the former.  I'd say dribble in some superglue, force the sections back together, and then hang it on the wall.  There is only one first, you'll never make another first ever bow. 

Sorry to see she let go, I know how bad that feels.  Then again, most of us do.  Best to move on and make another.  She won't be better, but she'll be different and maybe different in a better way.
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Offline Poggins

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Re: My first osage broke...Repairable? or scrapwood?
« Reply #13 on: November 23, 2012, 10:34:51 pm »
Don't scrap it , save the good half and if you come up with another short peace of osage you can splice them together and still get a bow out of it.
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Re: My first osage broke...Repairable? or scrapwood?
« Reply #14 on: November 23, 2012, 10:42:48 pm »
I agree.  Toss the big piece in the corner and wait until you break another.  then you can either splice them together, or get a sleeve set and make a takedown.

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