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Offline skyarrow

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What do i do
« on: March 21, 2011, 06:59:54 pm »
  ??? Well this is my first almost finished bow and I hear a little pop sound on the lower limb i didnt over pull it iv been keeping it at a constant weight while pulling it on the tree.  so I looked and this is what I found it's pulling 25# at 16 inches  is it to late to back it with something I can leave it to be a kids bow at this draw length the reason it's so low of a weight i am  making it for my cousin who broke his hand last year and he wanted a low weight bow to target shoot with







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Offline Matt S.

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Re: What do i do
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2011, 07:08:01 pm »
Looks like the grain runs off the back at a dangerous angle.

If there's any chance of saving that bow, it will have to be backed IMHO.

I'm no expert on backings, but I think a wood backing strip, rawhide, or maybe flax/linen could prevent the bow from ending up in the scrap heap.
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Re: What do i do
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2011, 07:12:16 pm »
i have some linen but is it strong enough to hold it down
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: What do i do
« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2011, 07:13:27 pm »
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Offline DEllis

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Re: What do i do
« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2011, 07:16:02 pm »
Sorry to see that.
I have to agree, too much fibre violation there. It would probably be OK if you backed it with a wood slat, but if it were me I'd use it to keep the house warm and try again with a better piece of wood. Chalk it up as experience either way.
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Offline John K

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Re: What do i do
« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2011, 07:21:48 pm »
Sorry to say...start a new one !
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Re: What do i do
« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2011, 07:21:57 pm »
what if i back it with hickory
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Offline Dauntless

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Re: What do i do
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2011, 07:49:42 pm »
Whoa that is some pretty serious grain runoff on the back!  You could keep it in one piece if you backed with something solid like hickory or bamboo.  Draweight could easily double though so you could plane the back flat (can be kinda hard to do) and thus get rid of the rounded corners and probably the splinter too.
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Re: What do i do
« Reply #8 on: March 21, 2011, 08:02:48 pm »
I think im going to just run a patch and keep it as a kids/1/4 draw bow thanx for talking to me on the phone bevan Here are you hooves

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Offline sailordad

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Re: What do i do
« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2011, 08:13:13 pm »
with all the grain violation on the back of that bow
i wouldnt give it to a kid to shoot unless it was backed with something better than linen
with out backing that bow is going to break,its just  matter of time
doesnt matter if its a low draw weight,it already splintered and its gonna keep going unless it hets backed
persoanlly i would start a new one,and put that in the fire pit jmho
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Re: What do i do
« Reply #10 on: March 21, 2011, 08:17:10 pm »
im going to back it after i run the patch im not going to give it to a kid il keep it for a reminder on not backing it from the start :)
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: What do i do
« Reply #11 on: March 21, 2011, 10:57:32 pm »
Here are the pics I promised...

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Re: What do i do
« Reply #12 on: March 22, 2011, 12:52:22 am »
man that looks cool
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Offline Badger

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Re: What do i do
« Reply #13 on: March 22, 2011, 01:37:37 am »
Bevan, go to Jawges site and look up board selection. The board you had was flat sawn it looks like where it should have been 1/4 or rift sawn. Once you figure out how to pick boards it gets a lot easier.
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Offline Bevan R.

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« Reply #14 on: March 22, 2011, 01:44:00 am »
Sorry, badger. This is Sky's thread and problem bow.  ;)
I just told him about a patch I had done and posted this rattan bow to show him how I had done it.

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