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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Eric Krewson on May 13, 2015, 08:08:40 pm

Title: I wonder if it will hold up?
Post by: Eric Krewson on May 13, 2015, 08:08:40 pm

Years ago when I was making this bow I strung it up and the tip over lay came off one side and pulled a 4" chunk of wood out of the back on the overlay side that the glue was still stuck to. I threw the almost tillered bow in the corner and forgot about it. Lately I have been splicing mismatched billets and digging through piles of half completed projects where I found this damaged bow from long ago.

I needed a project so I ground the back of the bow off below the missing wood and put on a patch/extra long overlay. My patch is mostly to one grain except on the leading edge, feathered out to very thin wood where it joins the limb and glued on with Unibond.

I have tillered the bow for the most part, with a lot of pulls on my tillering tree, there are no signs of failure so far. Hopefully I can resurrect this lost cause, time will tell.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/ekrewson/bow%20making/001_zps0vfx3a0i.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/ekrewson/media/bow%20making/001_zps0vfx3a0i.jpg.html)

Title: Re: I wonder if it will hold up?
Post by: bradsmith2010 on May 13, 2015, 08:11:43 pm

very creative save,, hope it holds,,  :)

Title: Re: I wonder if it will hold up?
Post by: Badly Bent on May 13, 2015, 08:27:12 pm

Nicely done, the transition looks smooth and attractive. Be interesting to see how it holds up, keep us posted.

Title: Re: I wonder if it will hold up?
Post by: bubby on May 13, 2015, 09:07:20 pm

It will hold some of my bows have a 5-6" glued on with TB with the nocks past the end of the stave and hold with no problem

Title: Re: I wonder if it will hold up?
Post by: Drewster on May 13, 2015, 09:24:06 pm

It looks good.  Keep us posted.

Title: Re: I wonder if it will hold up?
Post by: Badger on May 13, 2015, 09:46:19 pm

  I think it will hold if the outer limb is stiff.

Title: Re: I wonder if it will hold up?
Post by: George Tsoukalas on May 13, 2015, 11:25:18 pm

I hope it works. Nice fix, Eric. Jawge

Title: Re: I wonder if it will hold up?
Post by: Peacebow_Coos on May 13, 2015, 11:32:26 pm

Nice save Eric

Title: Re: I wonder if it will hold up?
Post by: Bullitt on May 14, 2015, 11:16:19 am

You do good work, Eric!  I would be happy to shoot it!

Have you seen Gary Davis' s  "Plywood" bow?

Title: Re: I wonder if it will hold up?
Post by: Knoll on May 14, 2015, 11:32:03 am

Quote from: bubby on May 13, 2015, 09:07:20 pm

It will hold some of my bows have a 5-6" glued on with TB with the nocks past the end of the stave and hold with no problem

Quote from: Badger on May 13, 2015, 09:46:19 pm

I think it will hold if the outer limb is stiff.

Based on my bit of experience ....... what they said.