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ScottRoush:
Hi folks... I started this bow last fall and then a fell winter hit and things went down hill in terms of having time to work on stuff like this.  But things are back on track (although it's still only 40 F this morning!) and I'd like to continue work on this Pacific yew bow.

I've never had to deal with a knot that fully penetrates the bow and I need some advice.  My original plan was to put in a yew plug with sawdust/glue.. but then I read that plugs work well in compression.. but not tension.  So is it best then to only fill it with saw dust and not a plug.. or do nothing? So far I've cleaned out the hole of the dark, dirty stuff.

My other question is whether or not I should pursue a heavy draw ... 110# plus... for a bow that has a fully penetrating knot like this.





You can just make out the location of this knot in the limb....

ScottRoush:
I just realized that I had posted this question last year.. and got good answers. But at that time the knot was still hidden.  So.. might be nice to get an updated opinion now that this thing is out in the clear.

JW_Halverson:
The hole is midlimb on the right in the picture, right?

ScottRoush:

--- Quote from: JW_Halverson on June 26, 2014, 10:17:27 am ---The hole is midlimb on the right in the picture, right?

--- End quote ---

Yes... sorry I should have pointed that out. Looks like a little black dot in the location you said.. to the right, mid-limb.

DarkSoul:
Yew often has loose knots that result in such holes in the limbs. The position at mid limb is a pity, but you're lucky it is positioned in the middle of the width of the limb. Personally, I would not fill it.
Since this hole is essentially an area without the full width of the limb, you need to compensate for it. You could either leave the limb thicker or wider around the knot. Judging by the looks of it, the bow seems already pretty close to final width lay-out. That means you can't make the bow wider at the knot, so you need to make it thicker. Leave a few extra rings on top of the belly around the knot, and tiller it so it is slightly stiff.

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