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Offline Tom Dulaney

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Re: Early wood cracks
« Reply #15 on: January 27, 2021, 10:02:35 pm »
Osage is trash.
Best bow wood in the world if you can find piece that hasn't been destroyed by natural weather conditions that don't even faze willow.

Stop smoking osage, buddy. The '60s are over.



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Offline Kidder

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Re: Early wood cracks
« Reply #16 on: January 27, 2021, 10:22:37 pm »
Quote from: Pat B on January 27, 2021, 09:51:32 pm
Looks pretty good. Did you let the super glue sink down in the shakes?
Used super runny glue and got it in as best I could without trying to spread the crack.
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Offline RyanY

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Re: Early wood cracks
« Reply #17 on: January 28, 2021, 05:51:15 am »
Quote from: Tom Dulaney on January 27, 2021, 10:02:35 pm
Osage is trash.
Best bow wood in the world if you can find piece that hasn't been destroyed by natural weather conditions that don't even faze willow.

Stop smoking osage, buddy. The '60s are over.

Weird how you came out of the woodwork to once again share your unjustified opinions in these two Osage threads. How bout you share even a single bow you’ve made of any wood?
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Offline bentstick54

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Re: Early wood cracks
« Reply #18 on: January 28, 2021, 03:43:24 pm »
Ignore him Ryan. Not worth playing into his game.
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Offline Kidder

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Re: Early wood cracks
« Reply #19 on: January 29, 2021, 05:53:46 pm »
So post repair I’ve shot approximately 150 arrows through it. No changes. So that tells me that it is going to hold up. At least until it doesn’t! I guess I will finish it. I love the finishing process and a nicely finished bow and Osage is a decent amount of postage away from me. And then on to the next!
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Offline bentstick54

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Re: Early wood cracks
« Reply #20 on: January 29, 2021, 07:29:56 pm »
Glad it is holding together for you. Hopefully it will last you a long time. Osage is tough and with your repair, I’m betting it does.
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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Early wood cracks
« Reply #21 on: January 29, 2021, 09:13:56 pm »
congrats on your bow, enjoy,, bet it shoots nice,, :)
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Early wood cracks
« Reply #22 on: January 30, 2021, 07:23:19 am »
Good to see. Congratulations!
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Offline scp

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Re: Early wood cracks
« Reply #23 on: January 30, 2021, 10:50:22 am »
Luckily the de-lamination is in the middle of the thickness. There is not much stress there. Well done and good luck.
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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: Early wood cracks
« Reply #24 on: January 30, 2021, 05:37:28 pm »
I have posted this before; this is what sinew did to some side cracked wood I had, this led me to believe that side cracked wood lacks structural integrity.

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Offline Kidder

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Re: Early wood cracks
« Reply #25 on: February 01, 2021, 12:21:58 pm »
Quote from: Eric Krewson on January 30, 2021, 05:37:28 pm
I have posted this before; this is what sinew did to some side cracked wood I had, this led me to believe that side cracked wood lacks structural integrity.
That is absolutely terrifying...
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Offline Will B

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Re: Early wood cracks
« Reply #26 on: February 01, 2021, 12:36:57 pm »
Your fix looks good Kidder. Best of luck with your bow!
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Offline scp

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Re: Early wood cracks
« Reply #27 on: February 01, 2021, 06:45:37 pm »
Gluing sinew on the back might make it worse, especially if the de-lamination is not near the middle of thickness. Wrapping sinew over the limb would help. I would have used penetrating epoxy and clamped it tight, before sinew-wrapping with hide glue. But I hardly ever work with processed sinew.
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Offline Pappy

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Re: Early wood cracks
« Reply #28 on: February 02, 2021, 05:14:34 pm »
Looks like that might hold it, I really hate them side checks, never really know what they might do, the one near the handle wouldn't worry me near as much as the one in the limb.Good luck, hope it holds.  ;)
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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: Early wood cracks
« Reply #29 on: February 03, 2021, 09:22:46 am »
Another picture, filled with urac glue and clamped, the sinew even pulled apart the glued crack in this weak wood.

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