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Offline PatM

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Re: Growth ring on belly of bow.
« Reply #15 on: November 10, 2016, 09:13:24 pm »
Take a pic from farther away so we can see the perspective a bit better.
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Offline Drew3

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Re: Growth ring on belly of bow.
« Reply #16 on: November 10, 2016, 09:44:36 pm »
This better. Had to crop the last one and resize it to get it to work.
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Offline sleek

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Re: Growth ring on belly of bow.
« Reply #17 on: November 10, 2016, 10:04:26 pm »
Thats a patch. And he even signed the patch.  Wow
 Bad form sending that quality out without your consent.
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Offline sleek

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Re: Growth ring on belly of bow.
« Reply #18 on: November 10, 2016, 10:06:29 pm »
I see evidence of attempted heat treat to stiffen the area and bad glue up. I wouldnt give that bow away, much less sell it. Dude, have the seller make it right.

Is that a saw dust filler in the side also? Man, how much did you pay for it?
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Offline Dances with squirrels

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Re: Growth ring on belly of bow.
« Reply #19 on: November 10, 2016, 10:34:30 pm »
Try to send it back and get a different bow... or a refund.
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Offline FilipT

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Re: Growth ring on belly of bow.
« Reply #20 on: November 11, 2016, 03:36:36 am »
Jesus, can't believe what things is someone selling today. Wondering when some "bowyer" will sell bow with broken limb that he "fixed" by gluing it.
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Re: Growth ring on belly of bow.
« Reply #21 on: November 11, 2016, 03:48:04 am »
To do a patch like that takes some skill and plenty of luck. I don't see these things as fixes, it is more of a last ditch attempt to make something work when really it is toast.
It is not even close to acceptable for a bowyer to send out a new bow like this.
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Offline PatM

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Re: Growth ring on belly of bow.
« Reply #22 on: November 11, 2016, 10:37:26 am »
These bows are sold through a dealer so there will  probably be some "chain of blame"  to work through.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Growth ring on belly of bow.
« Reply #23 on: November 11, 2016, 10:53:15 am »
Cant believe somebody would put a bow for sale with that kind of patch. I wouldn't even use it myself let alone sell it.
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Offline PatM

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Re: Growth ring on belly of bow.
« Reply #24 on: November 11, 2016, 11:24:50 am »
I wonder if the builder is a guy who posts on here?
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Offline DavidV

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Re: Growth ring on belly of bow.
« Reply #25 on: November 11, 2016, 11:34:44 am »
Do patches like that even work? I remember reading on here that they will all give up eventually, never tried it.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Growth ring on belly of bow.
« Reply #26 on: November 11, 2016, 11:49:34 am »
Depends on who you talk to, David. Personally I like to have genuine trust in my hunting bows, or I simply don't shoot them well at all. I short draw and snap shoot horribly when I'm skeptical of a wood bow.
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Offline DC

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Re: Growth ring on belly of bow.
« Reply #27 on: November 11, 2016, 11:53:28 am »
I've done a couple like that that worked fine. But----I have too many bows and they each don't get used that much. I wouldn't pass one on.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Growth ring on belly of bow.
« Reply #28 on: November 11, 2016, 12:17:42 pm »
How long ago did you buy the bow?
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Offline Drew3

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Re: Growth ring on belly of bow.
« Reply #29 on: November 11, 2016, 01:04:23 pm »
Just got it yesterday evening. Ordered it from Primitive Pathways website. Going to return it. Though for my first truly primitive bow I would trust him but never again.
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