Well this sucks... 57" Osage

[Eric Krewson]

If you take the handle off, put a big chunk of wood back in its place and shape it correctly in the fades you can fix it. I have filled over cut sight windows as well but I don't think this bow needs it.

That crack is going to take a ton of superglue as well after you cut down as far as you dare toward the back.

Here is how to fill a deep cut out and make it look like it was the plan, you don't try to fil it all. Sorry for the bad picture, it was a thumbnail in my bow making album that I resized to make bigger.

[SLIMBOB]

Eric has made a good point.  With enough time, expertise and  super glue, any bow can be "remade".  At some point I will say hey, I will just start another bow!  This one would be one of those points. For me.

[bradsmith2010]

Eric,,,thank u for sharing ur expertise on repairs...great info

[Eric Krewson]

I did all the above when urac was available, bomb proof stuff. I don't know how the present glues stack up to Urac.

That is osage burl in the cut out repair picture, it was as hard as a rock and looked real snazzy in the finished bow with the leather covering up the lower part below the rest.

Here is a piece of the same I used for a tip overlay, beautiful stuff.

[Hamish]

Damn Eric! Those are some masterful repairs. Well done.

[razorsharptokill]

I will just keep working on it until it either survives or it or it doesn't. Will probably be a winter project after I cut some more Osage. Thanks for all of the input guys.

[razorsharptokill]

Update: I took the glued on handle off, flattened the belly in the handle area out into  the fades some. Then I glued on Osage laminations  in its place. The crack is still there and opens up when I brace the bow. My plan is to fill t he crack with thin superglue, unstring it then reduce the draw weight to ease the strain on the affected area. Then I am going to take Eric's advice and cut and fill the area with another piece of Osage.

[bjrogg]

Nice fix Jim. I think I might have extended the Osage strips a little further if possible. I like to gain a little thickness in my fades before I start to narrow them up. Just a little thickness really helps stiffen them up.
Bjrogg

[hoosierf]

Nice looking repair so far.   You can do it!

[bradsmith2010]

thats looking great,,I like the idea of reducing the weight of the bow,,

[razorsharptokill]

I think I am going to glue laminations of Osage alternating the grain. I cut the shelf so that it is flat and I still need to finish flattening the window so that the laminations have a flat surface to mate up to.

[Ringeck85]

I would just like to say that this is an excellent thread with a great discussion!

Keep us in the loop with the fixings, razor! Sounds and looks great so far!