Finally repaired Grampie's old bow

[Olanigw (Pekane)]

Back from mexico.

Next attempt will be using CA gel and better clamping.
It is the belly that is delaminating, and only at that tip.

I've never run into any problems supergluing my superglue

[Olanigw (Pekane)]

Wanted to let you know,  I can now say I've had trouble supergluing my superglue.

I cleaned the tip with 90% rubbing alcohol and clamped it up with vicegrips and cedar shims.  It clamped up beautifully but the very tips didn't stick.  This was with a 10 minute clamp time on fresh CA superglue.

I can't think of any way to clamp that last 16th inch without crushing something or another.  Probably fates way of saying put it on the wall.

Pics later, but project is shelved.

[Thesquirrelslinger]

Wanted to let you know,  I can now say I've had trouble supergluing my superglue.

I cleaned the tip with 90% rubbing alcohol and clamped it up with vicegrips and cedar shims.  It clamped up beautifully but the very tips didn't stick.  This was with a 10 minute clamp time on fresh CA superglue.

I can't think of any way to clamp that last 16th inch without crushing something or another.  Probably fates way of saying put it on the wall.

Pics later, but project is shelved.

Hm... Take it to somebody who knows what the heck they are doing.
Best to do that before you screw up big time.

[killir duck]

wrap it up in sinew, doesn't exactly fit with the meterials but heck it works.

[Olanigw (Pekane)]

Wanted to let you know,  I can now say I've had trouble supergluing my superglue.

I cleaned the tip with 90% rubbing alcohol and clamped it up with vicegrips and cedar shims.  It clamped up beautifully but the very tips didn't stick.  This was with a 10 minute clamp time on fresh CA superglue.

I can't think of any way to clamp that last 16th inch without crushing something or another.  Probably fates way of saying put it on the wall.

Pics later, but project is shelved.

Hm... Take it to somebody who knows what the heck they are doing.
Best to do that before you screw up big time.

It's a wall queen now.  Prettier than it was but I still don't trust it to shoot.  Shelving a project means you're planning to leave it alone for a while.

[Olanigw (Pekane)]

After a period of cooling down, SUCCESS!!!

Somehow there was wax in there.  Dunno how, but a tiny, tiny drop of xylene on a scrap of bedsheet wiped it out.

First group out of this thing in at least 30 years.

[Joec123able]

Wow that's really cool !

[JW_Halverson]

Wow, that must have really felt good to shoot your grandfather's bow.  I'm hoping to talk my brother out of one of my great-grandfather's old steel fishing rods this summer.  He has never been interested in fishing and they are just gathering dust. 

Does it feel like this bow could go make meat for you this fall?  Modern materials aside, I would love to share the joy seeing pics of you, this bow, and meals-on-the-hoof in the Hunting Threads this fall.  I think we all would!

[Olanigw (Pekane)]

It is more than capable of making meat if I can catch up to it.  I need to train more with therabands to build up to whatever draw weight it is.

If I am fortunate and make some meat, I will take many pictures.

[Thesquirrelslinger]

Awesome!
BTW old innertubes work as well as therabands and are a heck of a lot cheaper

[ncpat]

If gluing doesnt' work, try heat shrink tubing. Not very primitive but may work & let you keep using the bow. Go to an electrical supply house. Buy the heaviest grade they have, 1.5 times larger than the bow tips. Heat with heat gun or torch.