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Hairline cracks when heat/steam bending?
Kidder:
--- Quote from: bentstick54 on January 27, 2023, 08:28:30 pm ---CA - Cyanaoacrylate Super Glue of some kind. Very thin ( wicking).
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Yeah. I’m a big fan of the hot stuff thin ca by satellite city. You touch the tip your work piece and a single drop runs down the entire piece up the other side, climbs your sleeve, around your shoulder and before you know it it’s glued your shoe to the floor!
Marin:
Will that do anything weird for adhesion of the sinew at that spot?
Marin:
On another note, I got the bow benindg more and tillering it just a little bit before I put the sinew on. I noticed that the crack I saw on the belly is a bit deeper than I thought, and at this thickness it's still quite visible. It's very very small in width, so much so I can't really even see a gap, but it's also quite long and goes for 3 inches or so. Even though it looks a bit prominent, it should be "bad" for the bow, right?The belly is still only going to be under compression so it ideally shouldn't grow (at least after the sinew fully dries). Can I also fill in this crack with the CA you guys mentioned?
bentstick54:
I will let someone with more knowledge address that question, but if I am not mistaken, the is another one just to the left @nd a little lower than the one you’re asking about. Inspect it under good light for more. I am still under the opinion that there was/is still to much moisture in the wood.
Kidder:
--- Quote from: Marin on January 28, 2023, 01:18:46 pm ---Will that do anything weird for adhesion of the sinew at that spot?
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It shouldn’t. You’ll sand it off the outside before applying the sinew. The only area that should be left will be actually in the crack.
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