The guessing game

[Bearded bowyer]

Had that so many times working with American ash. I bined them all, very gutted if I could have saved them 

[Jim Davis]

You have to round the edges of the backing more. Especially when there is a slight grain run-out.

+1 In fact you could still "trap" the back and probably come out with a shooter--do retiller first to get rid of the hinge.

Jim Davis

[Vgo750]

Hey thanks for the responses guys. As far as getting rid of the hinge..do I just need to take off the right fade before the hinge? I feel like the rest if the limb is bending ok.

[medicinewheel]

You have to round the edges of the backing more. Especially when there is a slight grain run-out.

Yes, and compressing the backing would have helped, too!

[mikekeswick]

You have to round the edges of the backing more. Especially when there is a slight grain run-out.

Yes, and compressing the backing would have helped, too!

If you have to 'compress' the backing strip it wasn't good enough in the first place  Straight grain is the be all and end all of backing woods.

[Merlit]

Why back a white oak bow - was the grain bad?

[Vgo750]

This one started out a selfbow Actually...and the grain was very good but I raised a splinter.  After sanding the splinter out I was way under target weight so I backed and reflexed to get some weight back. It Was working out great too until this last splinter.