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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Dave 55 on August 18, 2009, 05:04:44 pm

Title: vertical crack in bamboo
Post by: Dave 55 on August 18, 2009, 05:04:44 pm

hey guys I just got a bamboo backed ipe , bamboo laminate  has about a 6 inch vertical crack in the boo,do I have to be worried about this?Its the first one Ive ever had,thanks Dave.

Title: Re: vertical crack in bamboo
Post by: Et_tu_brute on August 18, 2009, 05:51:36 pm

I've made bamboo backed bows with similar cracks in the back and they've been absolutely fine and are still going strong :)

Title: Re: vertical crack in bamboo
Post by: Eric Krewson on August 18, 2009, 06:02:27 pm

Fill the crack full of superglue and keep on shooting.

Title: Re: vertical crack in bamboo
Post by: adb on August 18, 2009, 06:10:42 pm

No, not a big deal. Bamboo shrinks and expands much more rapidly than most belly woods, so it cracks. As long as the crack is vertical, just leave it. Try and keep the bow as moisture sealed as possible.

Title: Re: vertical crack in bamboo
Post by: Dave 55 on August 18, 2009, 06:37:41 pm

thanks for the answers guys,Dave.

Title: Re: vertical crack in bamboo
Post by: markinengland on August 19, 2009, 06:46:29 pm

Bamboo splits can eventually be a problem if they go off the edge of the bow.

Title: Re: vertical crack in bamboo
Post by: TheWildCat on August 19, 2009, 09:43:14 pm

Ok Y'all this may sound weird, but I had a crack in one a mine a few years ago. I did a Liberty Bell repair. At the end of the crack I drilled a round hole just a little bigger than the crack. I glued a Bamboo peg into the hole. Crack stopped and the bow shot fine.

Title: Re: vertical crack in bamboo
Post by: sailordad on August 19, 2009, 11:48:42 pm

Quote from: TheWildCat on August 19, 2009, 09:43:14 pm

Ok Y'all this may sound weird, but I had a crack in one a mine a few years ago. I did a Liberty Bell repair. At the end of the crack I drilled a round hole just a little bigger than the crack. I glued a Bamboo peg into the hole. Crack stopped and the bow shot fine.

ya but if ya look at the bell close,you can see the crack did extend beyond the pin that was put in

Title: Re: vertical crack in bamboo
Post by: TheWildCat on August 24, 2009, 06:15:28 am

But it hasn't extended beyound the repair in my bow. Guess I should fixed the Bell as well!!!!