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nickf:
ratty, impressive vid man! I'm not really tempted to try hickory as backing... I prefer bamboo. I doubt there's any wood that's stronger in tension than boo, It won't surprize me if high quality 'nature's fiberglass' even beats real glass in tensile strength.

this happened on a 130# boo backed massaranduba:



it's still alive! it's a total miracle why it crysalled that much though. Tiller seemed to be perfect, set was really low considered it's drawweight and other variables; 1 1/4" of set, 1" wide max, 76" ntn, rounded belly.

Nick

Bill Rogue Valley:
Ratty: Hope you weren't hurt! I was lucky when a white oak board bow let go on me, with just a little blood on my left arm.

alanesq:

--- Quote from: nickf on June 04, 2009, 11:24:06 am ---this happened on a 130# boo backed massaranduba:

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Have you considered cutting that out and gluing a replacement piece of wood in ?
I have done this several times on ash bows and it works surprisingly well

ratty:

--- Quote from: Bill Rogue Valley on June 09, 2009, 11:33:51 am ---Ratty: Hope you weren't hurt! I was lucky when a white oak board bow let go on me, with just a little blood on my left arm.

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thanks bill, i was lucky :) 

the shrapnel from the bow completely missed me. :)

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