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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: turtle on December 19, 2012, 12:57:47 am

Title: frankenstein handle
Post by: turtle on December 19, 2012, 12:57:47 am

Ive been working on a red oak board bow lately and i screwed up the handle and fade area so bad that i had to peel it off and start over. I already had it ready for the long string when i messed it up so i built up the new hanlde from three lams hoping that would keep it from popping off. It held untill i got it tillered out to 28" @ 55#. The second time i pulled it to 28 the handle popped off. I had tightly wrapped both fades and the handle with cord so no other dammage was done. Anyway i cleaned it up and glued the handle back on. Then today i inlaid a 1/4" x 4" piece on each side of the handle.

First side glued up.
(http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u437/stevenbennett2/frankenstein%20handle/20121218_132812_zps1ed7b468.jpg)
(http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u437/stevenbennett2/frankenstein%20handle/20121218_132826_zps84fe1abc.jpg)
(http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u437/stevenbennett2/frankenstein%20handle/20121218_132837_zpsa484d8b7.jpg)
Both sides glued and roughed out.
(http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u437/stevenbennett2/frankenstein%20handle/20121218_214610_zps676e18b6.jpg)
(http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u437/stevenbennett2/frankenstein%20handle/20121218_214859_zpsfef6d876.jpg)
(http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u437/stevenbennett2/frankenstein%20handle/20121218_214625_zps1369ea0a.jpg)

Tommorow i will wrap both fades and string up. I will post more whether it holds or fails.

Title: Re: frankenstein handle
Post by: BOWMAN53 on December 19, 2012, 02:38:08 am

Why not make it a take down bow and let the steel sleeve take the stress?  That's a pretty creative idea to glue on more wood to the side, I wouldn't have thought of it. Hopefully it'll stay together this time

Title: Re: frankenstein handle
Post by: Pappy on December 19, 2012, 06:52:31 am

That may hold it, good luck and pretty cool idea. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: frankenstein handle (failure)
Post by: turtle on December 19, 2012, 11:55:20 am

It failed badly, but at least the glue lines held. :)
(http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u437/stevenbennett2/frankenstein%20handle/20121219_101316.jpg)
(http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u437/stevenbennett2/frankenstein%20handle/20121219_101627.jpg)

Title: Re: frankenstein handle
Post by: Tom Leemans on December 19, 2012, 12:10:24 pm

O.K. I was gonna warn of that exact failure, but I see the bow beat me too it. Glad no one was injured.

Title: Re: frankenstein handle
Post by: bow101 on December 19, 2012, 11:55:30 pm

  I hate to see broken bows. When you do all that work, even if it's a couple hours on some free wood and then she goes "Bang"   it is a total shame.