Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: DraggingCanoe on January 19, 2012, 02:33:57 pm
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I have an Osage longbow that's backed with bamboo and the bamboo backing is starting to lift a small splinter right at the edge of it. Should I put super glue in it or what? It's my first and only bow and I REALLY don't want to lose it so any help would be greatly appreciated.
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it's hard to see in the pic but i've super glued and wrapped before, Bub
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I'd put super glue in it and wrap with a rubber band until the glue dries, remove the rubber band, sand that area smooth and add a permanent wrap of sinew or strong thin thread like silk. Once wrapped, set the wrap in super glue and add a your finish over that.
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sounds good, will artificial sinew work?
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It will but it is pretty stretchy so won't give as good of support as silk or linen thread
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Artificial stuff tends to not stick to the bow either, its covered in wax. The glue you use wont soak in well either. Use silk thread as Pat suggested, or buy one leg sinew dirt cheap and make your own easily. I like the real stuff for wraps.
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Spiderwire as a wrap?
Natural sinew probably looks better though.
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Plain old cotton sewing thread wrapped in a single layer provides quite a bit of support to a bow back once you lock it down with a wetting of superglue. Just start winding the thread tightly, slide each wrap up tight against the wrap before so there is no gap. You can also pick two colors that contrast just to make it decorative. Maybe even duplicate the wrap on the other limb for visual balance.
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I was actually just about to ask if cotton thread would work because I've got to work with what I have already ($$$). What about supergluing the splinter down and then wrapping it with a strip of rawhide sewed up the belly?
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should I get a picture of the bow at full draw with an arrow to where the splinter is to show where it is in relation with the working parts of the limb, or does it matter?
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You could try wrapping with rawhide if it was a long strip, like you would a handle. drying rawhide would probably pull out any stitching.
I have wrapped with cotton soaked with TBII. In the working part of the limb.
Bevan
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I have had success with Kevlar thread and super glue
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Thanks for the help guys. I'll let you know how it goes.
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I wouldn pull it any more until the repair has been made,it can and probably
will get a LOT worse if you keep pulling it. :)
Pappy
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i agree with pappy don't bent the bow untill you have fixed the splinter.
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Yeah, definitely let 'er rest until you can slap on the patch. They don't heal on their own, sadly.
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Serving thread soaked in superglue until it won't hold any more, bomb proof.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/ekrewson/bow%20making/killer4wrap.jpg)
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That photo trumps any thousand words I could come up with.
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I will definitely let it rest 'till I can get it fixed. I'm just waiting on payday right now.
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Would anybody care to weigh in on the fishing line suggestion? Anybody ever done it, because fishing line is something I have a LOT of.
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as long as it is a braded line it should work. wrap it tight and soak with superglue.
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ok, well that won't work then. All I've got is regular old line.
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Monofillament won't work so good. Spiderwire and those other superbraids will work just fine. And plain old cotton sewing thread will do all you need to trap down a splinter once you have a good soaking of glue on it (doesn't even have to be superglue....wood glue works too).
If you are desperate, take a scrape of brown paper from an old paper bag, smear wood glue all over it and across the area around the splinter and smack it down like a patch. Squeeze out any extra glue and air bubbles and let it dry. Not pretty, not classy, but effective.
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Well I just got the super glue yesterday (gorilla brand) so now I just have to wait two more weeks to get some thread. (that's how damn tight things are right now). Do you have to be quick about wrapping the thread while the glue in the splinter is still wet, or do you put pressure on the splinter until it dries and then wrap it and soak the thread?
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Well, I finally got around to doing it. Yesterday I superglued the splinter down and after it dried I wrapped it with a strip of rawhide with a coating of superglue after that dried, as a moisture barrier. I braced it and worked it a little, all the while watching the area for any movement and listening for warning cracks. One shot and it was alright. Two shots, good. So I put it through its paces today and everything is holding fine so far *knock on bow wood*. Though my shooting needs some work from not shooting for a month. Thanks a lot for all of your helpful advice.
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Yehaw!
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exactly! ;D