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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: sieddy on April 25, 2015, 06:39:32 am

Title: Another one bites the dust! :@
Post by: sieddy on April 25, 2015, 06:39:32 am

Hiya sadly the white oak bow I was posting about recently went bang today. It is a shame as it was shooting beautifully (tho a little light. Happily when it broke it didn't give me a black eye!
I'm not too fussed tho as my last hazel bow has turned out to be a shooter! :D (I'll post pics soon)

Title: Re: Another one bites the dust! :@
Post by: Rcdeer on April 25, 2015, 07:28:01 am

I feel your pain...ain't another sound made that hurts more,,,RC

Title: Re: Another one bites the dust! :@
Post by: DaveMac on April 25, 2015, 07:37:10 am

Sorry to hear that. Was the bow backed?

Title: Re: Another one bites the dust! :@
Post by: sieddy on April 25, 2015, 07:53:36 am

Hi Dave not really. I had started to back it with brown paper but gave up after one sheet. The board had straight grain and the back was immaculate. I'm guessing that there was a flaw in my tiller and with the short working limb it was just too much stress on that point.

Title: Re: Another one bites the dust! :@
Post by: Pat B on April 25, 2015, 09:11:18 am

I think the side grain had a run off.  :(

Title: Re: Another one bites the dust! :@
Post by: George Tsoukalas on April 25, 2015, 09:35:25 am

I do too. :( Jawge

Title: Re: Another one bites the dust! :@
Post by: sieddy on April 25, 2015, 10:15:42 am

Ahh thanks guys now you mention it I remember wondering about that when I was tillering- but I thought nah it'll be fine!  ::)

Title: Re: Another one bites the dust! :@
Post by: Pat B on April 25, 2015, 11:41:42 am

The side grain is as important as the back grain, maybe more so because of the bending direction.

Title: Re: Another one bites the dust! :@
Post by: JW_Halverson on April 25, 2015, 07:25:12 pm

Well, dang it.  Sounds like you are taking it well, though.  Atta boy, go get another piece of wood and make another!

Title: Re: Another one bites the dust! :@
Post by: soy on April 25, 2015, 07:33:44 pm

I hate when that happens  :P

Title: Re: Another one bites the dust! :@
Post by: sieddy on April 26, 2015, 02:28:02 am

Thanks for the kind words guys!  :)