Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: ionicmuffin on December 20, 2012, 10:11:00 pm
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I have a hickory bow that i was working on over at Bryce's place. We turned it out in basically 6 hrs from stave to almost full draw. During tillering i had heard a sickening tick, later when i got back and pulled it to full draw i heard it again... When i inspected the limbs i found a splinter lifting on the back of the bow and continues over to the side of the bow. The splinter is only about 1.5 inches as far as i can see. My question is, can i fix this by filling the crack with superglue and then using sinew to wrap it up tight?
If i do this would i just wet the sinew and wrap? or would there be some kind of glue needed? I know this bad boy is a shooter for sure, just need to avoid breaking it. It will be about 45 lbs when done with sanding and the like.
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i would superglue the crack then sinew soaked in knox gelatin mixed with warm water.good luck brother.
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sounds like a plan, ill do that tomorrow and hopefully i can still keep it! any idea as to the length of time it needs to dry?
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it should dry over night.the sinew won't be too thick.mix your knox with warm not boiling water.i try to mix it a little on the thick side.a little thinner than syrup.
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ok. thanks! i think i will actually do it now...
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i have faith in you.you will do fine.use thin super glue so in gets down in there.use the thin runny stuff,not that thick gel.you want it to flow down in the crack.
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alright, just superglued it, now time to let it dry, then sand the edges nice and round(they are sharp) Then apply the sinew!
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get rid of all sharp corners.they are how you get splinters.
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yeah. might have figured as much. Either way it looks sturdy even though it has a splinter.
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i am sure it will turn out fine after the glue and sinew.get pics when you can,i would like to see the finished product.
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i would superglue the crack then sinew soaked in knox gelatin mixed with warm water.good luck brother.
Exactly what I pm'd him earlier today lol
The stave had some waving grain with some run offs. Good strong wood though.
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Just finished wrapping the superglue filled crack with sinew.
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Pics? Lets see the repair job :)
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alright, here is the repair i did, the crack was barely visible before i put the sinew on.
The second one is to clarify where the crack is
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i knew you could do it.nice save brother.
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That should do it.
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now to let it dry ::) if i can find my feathers i could make some arrows...
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Alright, the sinew has dried and is holding the crack rock solid. I just put TB II on the sinew to waterproof it. Tomorrow i plan to shoot it in and check tiller. I swear though, the weight just went up on this bow... :o
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That should work. :) Jawge
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Did you sinew the whole back!? Then the weight would go up.
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nah i didnt, just that part. Still, i swear its like 55 lbs now! anyway, here is a pic of a thread wrapping i did to cover up the fix
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We call those character marks :)
Lets see the full draw.
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FD pics in like 3-4 hrs. :P
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That works - your fix is actually stronger than the rest of the bow.
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Alright, full draw pics and brace profile.
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Looks good from here! Nice bow and nice save. You're getting the hang of this. 8)
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Credit to the teacher~Bryce
Thanks Weylin
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look's good muffin, now put a wrap on the bottom limb and a small one below the tips to balance it out, nice save, Bub
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Looks good! Nice save muffinman ;)
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Another wrap????? man took me 2 hrs on the last one for just the thread! :'( if it will improve over all performance and balance of the bow i will do it.
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He means aesthetic balance.
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so tempting not to do another ::) i could hardly believe i had started at 11:30PM and ended at 1AM
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He means aesthetic balance.
yeah, to balance out the look's of the bow, just the thread wrap, Bub
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That looks good! Nice save man
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Yeah Muffin!! Ya made a stave bow!!! ;D
Looks great and its good ya saved that bow. I hate it when splinters pop up. Looks like ya handled it right. Nice tiller!
Now work to get your private collection growing!! 8)
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Small update on the bow. I just finished shooting it in, and let me tell you, it shoots like a dream! for the first three rounds 5/6 were on the target(a small 1ft by 1.5 ft box) after those first rounds my accuracy dropped off as i tried to aim ::) checked tiller and its the same, what a champ!