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Yew bow, bad growth ring. Lost case?

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Aksel:
Hello all.

I am tillering a yew recurve and I am getting close (22 inches) to full draw (27 inches) .
I heard this soft little ticking sound of wood splitting and found growth rings are separating slightly on bottom mid limb where I can see a dark streak in the sapwood. I wrapped it tightly and pulled it again and it is holding up, but is there a way I can fix this permanently or do you think it´s a lost case?

photo 2 is belly side
photo 3 is side view

aksel

superdav95:
Aksel.  I had something similar and I just put some super thin ca glue down into the crack/separation and it held fine.  The super thin stuff wicks down deep like you’ll want it to then you can hit it with some activator or just let it dry for an hour or so to be sure.  I use the activator once I know it’s seeped in good.  You could wrap it too I guess but I would try the ca and see if you need to perhaps.  Best of luck with it. 

Aksel:
Thanks for advice, I´ll try and look for something similar to CA glue here in Europe. but the crack is really very narrow,  so not sure how I´d get it in there. but maybe if the glue is very thin like water it might work...

After I saw the crack, i did wrap it and pull it to 22 again just to see if it would break, but it seems ok for now.

George Tsoukalas:
I agree with Superdav95. CA is Super, Glue, Crazy Glue, etc. I fixed an osage bow with the same problem that way. That vertical crack does not run off the edge so it may work.

I also clamped it; the bow is still functional and I shot it heavily for 3 years.

Jawge

bjrogg:
I have a Osage bow that I have been hunting with for years like that. I put thin CA glue on it and let it soak in good.

Still my favorite bow. Need to make a new string for it again. Wore out two already

Bjrogg

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