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Broke my second bow today!!

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Jakesnyder:
So this was a sinew backed sugar maple. I used a very thin hide glue as I was experimenting with how thin you can actually make the glue. It had probably 400 shots through it and shot fast and hard. Any idea from the pic if it was a compression fail or tension fail? Also it was very dumb of me to shoot a bow that was sitting in a house that had the wood burner running for a month now. I'm thinking it was way too dry. Let me know what you guys think.

bassman211:
That stinks when you get a good shooting bow, and after so many shots it breaks. I had a series of wild choke cherry bows do that. Get back up, dust yourself off, and try all over again.  Most of use have been, and done that at one time , or another. ;)

Muskyman:
That sucks for sure. And now I’m curious about the to dry part of your post. I’ve been working on a Osage bow, rawhide backed recently and shot about 20 times before the backing was put on. It to has been kept in a room heated by a wood stove. Not trying to hijack your thread here, just concerned about the to dry part..
Again sorry about your bow.

George Tsoukalas:
Sorry. Grab another stave and have at it. You'll get it.
I had around 14 breaks and/or low poundage bows before I got  a hunting weight shooter.
Jawge

Will B:
Sorry to see that Jake; especially a good shooting sinew-backed bow. No idea why it happened but I feel your pain. I’ve broke a number of bows after shooting them in. Frustrating…

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