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Title: Scrap piece cracked locust
Post by: greenstick on April 07, 2009, 04:44:49 pm

 This bow has been a good learning bow. It started out as a piece of scrap black locust cut off the side of a larger stave. After tillering for brace height a couple of cracks developed. One at a knot, and the other at end limb in a lateral way. I was done with it , file 13,into the scrap pile to burn, as an offering to the bow gods.
 Two days later, after reading a page on glues, I resurrected it from its doom. With the help of Super Glue, Tite Bond II ,and artificial sinew,the healing began. For what it's worth,this is the finished bow. My boy took a liking to it,at 54"long, and about 40#@24",he says it fun to shoot.(http://[img width=800 height=600]http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv9/dunstan88/ScrapHackberryDBow002.jpg)(http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv9/dunstan88/ScrapHackberryDBow002.jpg)(http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv9/dunstan88/ScrapHackberryDBow001.jpg)(http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv9/dunstan88/ScrapHackberryDBow003.jpg)(http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv9/dunstan88/ScrapHackberryDBow.jpg)[/img]

 
 
   

Title: Re: Scrap piece cracked locust
Post by: Pat B on April 07, 2009, 05:18:45 pm

Good for you for not destroying your bow. I save all "reject" bows and have resurected some nice ones from the throw away pile.

Title: Re: Scrap piece cracked locust
Post by: George Tsoukalas on April 07, 2009, 05:28:40 pm

Good for you. Well done and nice tiller. Jawge

Title: Re: Scrap piece cracked locust
Post by: Staver on April 07, 2009, 05:51:47 pm

Great job!!! :D  I have a stick that I'd like to bring back to life... also a piece of black locust... It's a little recurve that has a transverse crack in the top mid limb.  You've inspired me to put some medicine on it and try to make it work.  Thanks!! 8) 8)  Joe H

Title: Re: Scrap piece cracked locust
Post by: greenstick on April 09, 2009, 09:26:30 am

  Thanks STAVER, I hope more new self bowers don't give up,but try a little harder. The satisfaction alone is worth it all.

Title: Re: Scrap piece cracked locust
Post by: John K on April 09, 2009, 11:33:33 am

Nice save !

Title: Re: Scrap piece cracked locust
Post by: DanaM on April 09, 2009, 12:06:04 pm

Yup never give up until it breaks, every stave you try you learn something. well done.

Title: Re: Scrap piece cracked locust
Post by: Pappy on April 09, 2009, 12:27:23 pm

Nice job, :) Congrats on a successful repair. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Scrap piece cracked locust
Post by: Bullitt on April 09, 2009, 12:39:43 pm

Good for your son and for you! He gets a bow, and you learned some to make you better in your skills. That's what I love!

Title: Re: Scrap piece cracked locust
Post by: greenstick on April 09, 2009, 12:44:16 pm

 I think the best part is he( my son) has been outside shooting it , and hasn't been playing the video games. Thank God.

Title: Re: Scrap piece cracked locust
Post by: ricktrojanowski on April 10, 2009, 05:38:06 am

I'm not sure which is greater.  You saving a doomed bow, or a kid choosing the bow over mind numbing video games.  Great save, the tiller looks really good especially that gnarly section.  Very nice bow.