Clamping dent on back?

[DuBois]

DuH, I got a wooden spoon 

[DuBois]

Now that's high quality H2O.

Well I believe the guys that have had them last without problems but I took the opportunity to use up some sinew I had ready and be  very sure it's gonna last.

[sleek]

Ya know, that aint gonna be bad. Nice decision.

[DuBois]

If it fails, I believe it will be my fault not the materials.

[sleek]

I doubt it will unless the wood just cant handle that much sinew.

[Floridabowyer]

I have a dent from dry heat bending in a 55" osage bow that I sometimes string and shoot but always predict an explosion at full draw! Now I think I will back it and make a more trustworthy bow out of it.

[Jodocus]

Early in the 1990s revival of self bowyery, it was common to "bone" the backs of bows. The entire back was worked over with a smooth round object such as a bone or cylinder of  metal to compact the fibers-essentially denting the entire back.

Not mentioned these days, but I have done that to the area around a dent and then just finished up the bow. I've done this a half dozen times and had no ill effects.

I heated areas with dents like that one and polished them with a bottle with some success. Press hard and don't expect it to become completely invisible.

[Pappy]

I did and for that I apologize , sorry, should just keep in mind everyone has there on opinion. Now back to the bow, looks like you got the problem solved. Nice fix. Pappy