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Silk wrap
Justin Snyder:
I bought the biggest blouse the 2nd hand store had in silk. I cannot get a piece long enough to cover 1 limb without a splice. :'( Justin
Pat B:
Well, like you said, $1 per bow ain't bad! Pat
huntersim:
Justin, two options that I know will work. Just patch the splinter with a small square of silk just a few inches longer than the splinter. Maybe two or three 2-4" layers where the splinter starts. Also, a patch of rawhide will work. Just make it a bit longer than the splinter and then glue it on just like a backing. You dont need a full length piece and you dont need to wrap the limb.
If you use rawhide, feather the edges after its glued on. Also, if you use a strip of silk with ca glue you dont need to wrap it around the limb. Just over the back.
I've been working on a new bow and it popped a splinter about 8" long .25" wide right down the middle. Silk worked fine.
I have a few snake skin covered bows with a silk patch and one with a rawhide patch. no one knows but me. :)
Justin Snyder:
Thanks Matt, will a silk patch cause it to need re-tillered? Is it that strong of a backing? The reason I was going to wrap the silk thread around the limb is so I could leave the bow as close to the way it was finished in the first place. Justin
huntersim:
The silk wont, but the rawhide patch I used stiffened up that section of the limb a bit and I had to adjust it.
I dont know if its that strong, but if you use one strip down the length, and then 2-3 smaller ones right at the start of the splinter it seems to capture it pretty good. Be sure to sand the boo well, and then use a lot of ca glue. I use a plastic bag around my finger to smooth it down.
Here's a photo of the latest one I did. I added some arrows to show the start and the end of the splinter. at the top you can see where it is built up with a few extra pieces.
This is a little 58" bow for my brother. He shot it almost all weekend and its 58 lbs @ 29". I also worked the heck out of it on my tree. I didnt want it to blow once I finish it and add skins.
BTW, if its white silk it will almost turn clear, looks like glass.
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