I have been working on a character osage bow and had finally got what a good tiller on a low brace string and was putting a shorter string on to raise the brace to it's final height when I heard a pop right before I got the string on the nock. So I relaxed the bow and looked it over real good and couldn't see a thing. So I strung up the bow to see if I could bring out whatever it was so I could see it and on a very snaky portion that is right at a fade a crack had formed that followed the grain. It's like the wood fibers had separated. In this same spot I used dry heat to bend it a little to get the string to go through the handle. The crack is about 3-4" long and on the back of the bow and is fairly shallow. Since it only opens when the bow is flexed, I'm thinking to fix it I can fill it with super glue or hide glue then possibly wrap it. I don't have my camera at the dorm with me to take a pic. For a little background on the bow, it is about 66" long, with a 6" handle, is lightly recurved and is holding about 4 1/2 - 5" of reflex. I found this log after it had been on the ground for several years and has 2 bug holes that go clear through and another that is on the edge of one of the limbs. None of these spots are giving me any problems. What do you all think I should do. I am not opposed to sinew backing if necessary. I have found that I like heat treated and sinew backed osage. Thanks for any advice.
