Author Topic: bow cracking (Read 1944 times)

chriss880 · « **on:** March 19, 2010, 09:36:31 am »

so i thought i was done tillering but so when i was trying to string it i accidently stepped on it and heard a faint crack.

so should i keep working on it or start over?

George Tsoukalas · « **Reply #1 on:** March 19, 2010, 09:45:55 am »

Can you id where the crack is? Look for little splinters on the back. You hear a crack. Sometimes the bow chrysals on the belly and you hear a tick. Do you have knots? Jawge

chriss880 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 19, 2010, 10:15:19 am »

i looked and i don't see anything so should i keep working on it?

islandpiper · « **Reply #3 on:** March 19, 2010, 02:45:42 pm »

Wood is cheap. Time is precious.

piper

HatchA · « **Reply #4 on:** March 19, 2010, 05:38:04 pm »

Quote from: islandpiper on March 19, 2010, 02:45:42 pm

Wood is cheap. Time is precious.

piper

Experience is..... knowledge? continuing the work on the bow might reveal the cause of the cracking. Lessons learnt for the next project.

Though it could also be thought of as flogging a dead horse $:-\$ flip a coin, man

let Fate decide...

ricktrojanowski · « **Reply #5 on:** March 19, 2010, 11:31:15 pm »

Keep working on it. Take it slow and see what happens. If it blows it blows. It is all about learning. You are bound to break some, so you may as well start now.

George Tsoukalas · « **Reply #6 on:** March 20, 2010, 01:15:22 am »

When I hear the crack, if I can't find it or logically deduce where it is, the stave becomes a tomato proper upper. Got any knots that could cause it? Jawge

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