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You reckon I can fix this?
Pat B:
SW, You have the right attitude for building wood bows. Learn from your mistakes and move on!
Did you use dry heat? with or without oil? steam? That profile would have made a great bow. Maybe the next one. Pat
FlintWalker:
I used steam to reflex it and flip up the tips. When the limb that broke relaxed, I used dry heat with Crisco to bend it back.
I think the wood had some unseen wind damage. It split between two late growth rings. I also noticed the spring rings were very porous. Who knows... it's kindling all the same. SW
Justin Snyder:
It kind of looks like it raised a splinter on the back, then broke across in a line. Did it separate on the new growth, kind of like de-laminating between the two late growth rings? For such a clean snap I would guess a hinged area that lifted a splinter. :-\ Yes I know what it looks like because I have had a few just like this. Justin
jamie:
duct tape and a helmet ;D
mullet:
If you need a couple for billet glue ups I have some other ends. ;)
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