Worried about checks in your bow?

[Pat B]

This bow was built from a stave that was left on an island in the Missouri River for 15 years after it was cut. Josh(gun doc?) sent me the stave to see if I could build a bow from this badly checked osage stave. The checks were long and went all the way through the stave. After some effort and lots of super glue "Island Girl" was born...

[bentstick54]

Beautiful bow, and great example Pat. I would think that if the bow was tillered with cracks or checks running with the grain, and they are sealed from moisture getting, the bow should be good as the stresses will be spread out in the wood evenly anyway. Kind of like wood swirling around knots and knot holes. Nice to see some proof.

[Selfbowman]

Pat you was young then.🤠

[PEARL DRUMS]

They are running in the right direction, that's for sure. Carp skins were cool. I'd like to get more, but the work involved isn't worth the return.

[Will B]

Cool bow, Pat. Gives me hope for some badly checked Osage I have in my shed rafters.

[George Tsoukalas]

Pat, that is a delightful bow ...I'm running out of adjectives for your bows. Jawge

[bradsmith2010]

Beautiful,,  I love osage

[osage outlaw]

Great job on that bow Pat.  Those are some big checks.  Pearl Drums made one for me that has a check running the entire length of the limb.  He named it "Crack Who.."    It's a hard shooting bow. 

[Pat B]

Thanks guys. I love working on "troubled" staves. They teach you a so much. This bow's name is "Island Girl" and the little sister I took off one side of the stave is "Gidget". Haven't heard from Josh in a long time so I don't know how they are holding up.

[bjrogg]

Makes it easier to follow the grain laying it out. Nice bow Pat

Bjrogg

[superdav95]

 Very cool bow pat.  I personally love the look of that bow with the glue line.  It gives me some ideas of my own for some of my badly checked stave that was thinking we’re firewood.  I’m thinking I could mix some dye into the ca glue or luminous dye for a cool effect too.  So many ideas so little time.  Very cool result though with a questionable stave.  Well done sir

[Del the cat]

Sweet..
Del

[Pappy]

Nice one Pat, I miss gun doc, haven't heard from him in a while, I call him every year as Beau and I go through Kansas on the way to Colorado , called last year and he has went in business for himself and staying busy.
 Pappy

[Stickhead]

Nice save, Pat!  I think it would have spent another 15 years in the corner of my shop waiting for inspiration if I had it.

[Thorsten]

I realy like the finish and details on your bow, the story behind the stave is great

There's only one question; on PA it's all about tiller and when I look at the fulldraw pic I asked myself if the tiller on your bow pat B is the result of the superglue (middel) line or is it "just" the way it is? The lower limp seem to me in a more circle like arc, whereas the upper in a more oval like?
(Hope it works with the pic i'm trying to upload…)