Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: kid bow on January 25, 2013, 10:34:32 pm
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ive got a crack on a bow that i have tried gluing it back with titebond 3 glue.but it always lifts up again. any advice you guys can give me
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Build another bow.
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>:( ugh ok i have no other staves
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that is strange about "but it always lifts up again" I have re-glued bows and ton's of other stuff with titebond, never had it break in the same spot or come apart. Like it says on the bottle stronger than wood itself.. I have even done some remarkable end grain gluing without sizing with very good results.
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that is strange about "but it always lifts up again" I have re-glued bows and ton's of other stuff with titebond, never had it break in the same spot or come apart. Like it says on the bottle stronger than wood itself.. I have even done some remarkable end grain gluing without sizing with very good results.
i thinks its how im glueing it. ill wait till tomorrow and try to glue it together
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How about a pic Kid. Is it a crack or a splinter? Where is it?
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Build another bow either way kid bow. Get one started while your pondering a repair, or not.
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will do.
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Do you have a camera or a phone camera to take pics and post them?
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Hey kid sure would like to see a pic. I have a 5 curve plains bow that lifted splinters so I super glued them down and wrapped them with sinew and hide glue. She still draws 62lbs @ 24.
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glueing it down without wrapping it isn't likely to have a good long-term result. Oglala Bowyer's description of the wrap might help you if it's a splinter, but if it is a crack across the grain on the back of the bow, there really isn't much that will fix you up.