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Offline John K

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Failure !
« on: April 02, 2009, 11:12:19 am »
As promised, here are some pics of a Hickory D bow i had blow on me.  :'(



Belly side.



The knot. It split right down the middle of the knot.



It sure scared the crap out of me when it blew !
Just thought i would share one of my failures with everyone. Already have another in the works.  ;D

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Offline Pat B

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Re: Failure !
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2009, 11:21:40 am »
It's fun when they blow, ain't it John!  :o ::)   Looks like the knot was the problem and from there it went into the wood. Was it hinged in that area?     
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Re: Failure !
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2009, 11:22:17 am »
Sorry to hear that.  I have several staves right now from hickory with knots.  I was wondering if I should even bother with them. 
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Re: Failure !
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2009, 11:30:50 am »
Pat, I don't think it was hinged. If you look at the belly pic, there is a gray line running down it. It had a very pithy wood in it, that i could could scrape out. It was about an 1/8" deep. I think this had something to do with the failure. Just seems wierd that it split the knot in half. Must of been the week point ?

Bigcountry, I would work you'r stave and not let the knots bother you  :D  You never know till you try  ;D
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Re: Failure !
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2009, 11:37:27 am »
I have made plenty of hickory bows with knots in them. If the knots are sound, they are usually not a problem. If the knot id doughty I will saturate it with super glue first before working the stave. If the knot is read bad, I will remove as much of it as I can then super glue it. Sometimes, removing the knot all together will eliminate the possibility of it causing failure.
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Offline DanaM

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Re: Failure !
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2009, 11:41:50 am »
Yup dats a broken bow John :P
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Offline John K

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Re: Failure !
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2009, 11:44:27 am »
It sits above my TV in the shop now, as a reminder to take it slow  ;)
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Re: Failure !
« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2009, 11:52:43 am »
It happens ,all a guy can do is start another.Sometimes it's nobodys fault it just didn't want to be a bow,a man need fire to. ;) :)
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Offline John K

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Re: Failure !
« Reply #8 on: April 02, 2009, 11:58:18 am »
Well put Pappy !
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« Reply #9 on: April 02, 2009, 12:23:12 pm »
 Those broken hickory bows are real good smokin' ribs and pork chops. :P
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Offline DanaM

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Re: Failure !
« Reply #10 on: April 02, 2009, 12:53:22 pm »
Quote from: mullet on April 02, 2009, 12:23:12 pm
Those broken hickory bows are real good smokin' ribs and pork chops. :P

Hmmm I having ribs on da grill tonight and just realized I don't have any hickory for smoking them, I will have to rough
out a hickory bow I guess :)
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