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Offline adb

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Re: Dels ELB Mended
« Reply #15 on: December 02, 2012, 02:54:08 pm »
Nice save, Senor Cat! Did you just recut the slices, or how did you fix it?
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Dels ELB Mended
« Reply #16 on: December 02, 2012, 03:33:13 pm »
Quote from: adb on December 02, 2012, 02:54:08 pm
Nice save, Senor Cat! Did you just recut the slices, or how did you fix it?
Sawed off the damaged wood built up the pointy bit of the V splice a bit to avoid loosing too much legth, re-cut the Y and glued 'em. Added the belly and back patches for extra secutity.
Google Bowyers Diary and check back over the last week for the full repair-along !
Del
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Dels ELB Mended
« Reply #17 on: December 02, 2012, 04:26:44 pm »
Way to go Dell!  Sounds like a bit of extra work, but nothing lost save a bit of length. That is true grit right there.
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Offline diliviu

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Re: Dels ELB Mended
« Reply #18 on: December 02, 2012, 06:46:12 pm »
Now what a tiller!
Clean and beautiful.
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« Reply #19 on: December 02, 2012, 08:30:02 pm »
good job, that handle is sweet
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Offline PaulN/KS

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Re: Dels ELB Mended
« Reply #20 on: December 02, 2012, 09:44:40 pm »
Way to go..! Glad you were able to get it fixed up.
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Offline k-hat

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Re: Dels ELB Mended
« Reply #21 on: December 03, 2012, 12:40:39 am »
Glad you got'r back together Del!!  If shooting feels funny, maybe you should anchor to your ear, just be careful not to let the string take it off >:D

Kidding aside, masterful work there my friend.
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Offline dwardo

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Re: Dels ELB Mended
« Reply #22 on: December 03, 2012, 06:35:31 am »
Great save Dell. Fine looking tiller and your usual attention to detail  8)
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Re: Dels ELB Mended
« Reply #23 on: December 03, 2012, 07:20:25 am »
Very nice save.Looks great. :)
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Offline Bowman

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Re: Dels ELB Mended
« Reply #24 on: December 03, 2012, 02:44:17 pm »
Nicely done. Cool longbow. :-)
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Re: Dels ELB Mended
« Reply #25 on: December 03, 2012, 03:21:17 pm »
well done saving that bow....a lovely bend you got there.....looks like you're about to shoot who ever comes out of that door....not the wife I hope...or the cat!!!
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Re: Dels ELB Mended
« Reply #26 on: December 03, 2012, 04:41:17 pm »
Excellent work, Del!
I don't understand why the pieces are glued on at the back and belly? Should they glued on on sideways?
Point me the way ...

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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Dels ELB Mended
« Reply #27 on: December 03, 2012, 05:04:57 pm »
Quote from: simson on December 03, 2012, 04:41:17 pm
Excellent work, Del!
I don't understand why the pieces are glued on at the back and belly? Should they glued on on sideways?
Point me the way ...
They are basically there to just stiffen the centre of the bow where the splice is on the assumption that slight flexing in the grip was what initiated the failure.
Also I think the failure initiated on the back, the sliver of sapwood on the back of the grip is very strong in tension and will help prevent that, further, the glue line on the patches is in tension rather than in shear, so it's giving strength in another dimension.
A bit like how a butt joint has very little strength, but adding a plate either side over the butt join makes it much stronger.
Del
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Offline rossfactor

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Re: Dels ELB Mended
« Reply #28 on: December 03, 2012, 05:40:07 pm »
Really nice Del.  Man, the bows posted the last few days have been outstanding! No exception here.

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Offline egstonvonbrick

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Re: Dels ELB Mended
« Reply #29 on: December 03, 2012, 07:22:33 pm »
Congratulations, beautiful work as ever!

Cheers
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