Splinter repair

[lesken2011]

Now that my trade bow is finally off, I need to focus my attention back on my #1 to see if I can fix the splinter. I want to make sure I get glue all the way down where the splinter starts, but I am concerned that the glue is too thick and not runny enough to work its way down into the crack. I thought about squirting some thin ca glue down into the small of the crack and then using TB3 in the more accessible area of the splinter. Does anyone know if the 2 glues work well together? I am concerned with where the 2 glues meet. Is this a bad idea? I really need some advise. I would like to repair the bow, if possible. Of course I will also wrap the limb where necessary. If it fails, and I don't lose the belly, I can still put a new back on if I have to.

[Marc St Louis]

The 2 glues do not work well together.  CA glues will soften PVA glues and weaken them, not sure if a PVA glue will soften a CA glue

[lesken2011]

I was afraid of that. What would you recommend in this case?

[Marc St Louis]

You could try a good quality epoxy and just warm up the wood so that the epoxy turns thin or if you can clamp the splinter well enough then you could use hide glue and clamp the splinter well after you soak some glue in it, again warming up the wood so that the hide glue turns really thin.