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Offline recurve shooter

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back splinters fix?
« on: July 17, 2008, 08:24:06 pm »
hi. the red oak board bow i recently made poped two fairly bad splinters on the back near the handle. i put a really tight leather handle on it and some tb2. yall think this will hold? (thanx for the leather mullet.  ;D)
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Offline david w.

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Re: back splinters fix?
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2008, 10:34:20 pm »
i assume it wasnt backed?  I would always back a board bow .  If it is near the handle you might be able to glue a peice of wood over the splinters like an overlay on the back of the handle . How does it feel now
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: back splinters fix?
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2008, 10:44:51 pm »
Why" Was the grain straight? There's info on my site regarding board choice.  jawge
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: back splinters fix?
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2008, 10:48:54 pm »
You don't have to automatically back a board bow. That depends  on the grain. You can wrap a splinter with sinew (set in hide glue) or thread set in Duco. Wrap the other side too so it looks good. Leather will work and I see you used that. Jawge
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Re: back splinters fix?
« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2008, 01:47:43 am »
yeah, the leather seems to have worked good. i nailed a portapodie a few times, and thumped some stumps. and jawge, your sight is what i followed to make it, and man will it shoot. and the grain was ok, but not perfect. the best i could get ahold of. but it worked out good. thanks for the tips guys, i think im gonna try the thread idea if it ever happens again. sounds cool.
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