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PK

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Wood stress
« on: March 08, 2008, 05:41:12 pm »
I Had to repair a back side chrystal so I patched it with rawhide. decided to patch both limbs and wrap it with 2 types of hemp cord and Bunny fir. Tillered again and Bow is still at 50#@26 64" I put a leather grip made from leather I traded from PAT B.PK
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Wood stress
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2008, 03:19:07 am »
She looks sweet. Nice job, Phil.  You wouldn't have frets on the back of the bow unless you strung it backwards. Frets are compression stress cracks. It would be a tension break across the back. Your repair is probably adequate but I would have added glue to the crack first. I may have even gone down to the next ring. A crack across the back can be devastating.     Pat
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!    Pat Brennan  Brevard, NC

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Re: Wood stress
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2008, 04:53:27 am »
I added crazy glue to the crack then to the rawhide,I hope it works, lot o time on this bugger,I don't like changing things but when ya have to :)