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knot going through side of bow limb??? advice please
Hamish:
Correct superdav, I was referring to the thickness of the limb. Also if the stave is 2" wide and you want to 1 &3/4" limbs leave it the full 2" width at the point of the knot as well, for the moment.
A knot that runs across/through the limb side to side is tricky and potentially much more dangerous than one that runs back to belly. (Usually only get them using a quarter sawn board, not when using the growth ring on the back.
I don't know if your knot is just the stub of a small branch that got covered up(most likely), or does it come out somewhere on the belly?
If its just a stub you can start carefully drilling/digging it out with the point of a sturdy knife, see how far it goes in.
Post some more photo's as you go, if you're still having trouble on what to do.
bownarra:
I wouldn't trust it. A knot on the limb edge is different to one running through from back to belly. you say you have already roughed the width out and don't have any extra? That is the problem.
rcoen2:
Yeah, that's what I'm concerned about. Currently the limbs are roughed out to 1 3/4" from fade to past mid limb. We could go thinner on the limbs but leave that area wider, but I'm not sure if that would even be helpful.
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It's confusing to me exactly what's going on. There is a grouping of small knots on the back of the bow right in that area, and there is a knot seen going through the belly of the bow. So either the small grouping of knots on the back are leading to what I'm seeing on the belly, or else what I'm seeing on the side is what's cutting diagonally through the limb and belly.
Or else perhaps it is a branch stub that got grown over, though I've never actually heard that before...
What I'm seeing on the belly looks like it may be bigger than what I would imagine the small knots on the back creating on there own, leading me to think perhaps it is in fact coming from what I'm seeing on the side but I can't tell for sure.
I guess I'll plan on cleaning it up and investigating more
scp:
Better get your friend a clean board for the first bow. I would not bother with it after 50 bows. But it might a good exercise and learning opportunity for experts. Good luck.
Del the cat:
Being on the side it shouldn't be too much of a problem as long as any softy manky material is removed and it is filled with wood dust/epoxy mix or plugged with wood.
Here's two posts showing an extreme one that slowly became exposed as I worked down a 90# Yew warbow.
https://bowyersdiary.blogspot.com/2012/01/mystery-knot.html
https://bowyersdiary.blogspot.com/2012/01/filled-knot.html
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