Hello Ya’ll.
I made this bow a couple of years back, and over time, it developed a hairline check running down a few inches of the back, right where I dug the knot out of the belly side on the bottom limb. I have since backed it with a strip of rawhide to remedy that (thanks to Jamie, aka Ravenbeak for all the help!). Along with the backing, I decided that I wanted to add horn overlays to it, and as you might be able to tell from the top photo, I sanded down a bit more length than the horn can cover on one tip. Curious if anyone has opinions on whether this growth ring violation might be a problem. I’m hoping that it’s close enough to the nocks that it won’t bend enough there to break. Still not done shaping and putting grooves in the horn, but I figured I’d go ahead and try for some opinions.
Thanks!
- Pat