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Delamination of horn overlays.

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RickyScull:
Is there an adhesive that will hold better than loctites two part epoxy. Surfaces are flat and mate up good but when I brace the bow the epoxy starts to crack and gives way soon after. First time was spectacularly violent. Second time on the other nock I heard it before it let loose and I used the bandsaw to remove it. The bow is bamboo backed ipe.

bownarra:
A good quality superglue.

Del the cat:
That's possibly why warbows tend to have horn nocks which go right round the tip, they will hold on with no glue at all!
Here's a pic showing a cross section of a well fitted one (mine) and two hideous ones (which still held up).
Here's a link showing a video from my Youtube channel showing how I do it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1VHUkDEGJA&list=PLBz2tD9476KQFyMBLEylQGh952tBT_mZB&index=9
Del

RickyScull:
Awesome! Thanks Del. I will try this instead of overlays.

bownarra:
Overlays will work just fine if they are glued on right! It doesn't matter what draw weight. Horn nocks were 'invented' to stop the string digging into yew. If using a harder wood you could use self nocks with no problem.

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