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superdav95:
Aaron. I wouldn’t worry about actually especially being that it’s in the handle area. You could fill it in with some smaller strands of sinew and glue. You could also just put some hide glue in there too. What may have happened here is that the fibers may have been criss crossed or overlapping or not all running parallel there causing the separation. Just a possibility. Sometimes it just decides to split open too as it dries as sections may be slightly thinner or thicker in spots which can also cause these splits. You’ll likley cover this up anyway with a handle wrap so it’s more cosmetic really. Not a functional issue. Cheers
Aaron1726:
Good to know, thanks Dave. I was hoping that it wasn't going to be an issue. I think maybe a little hide glue to fill it some is what I'll do.
Aaron1726:
Some progress made on the second bow. This one is the sister bow to the sinew backed one, cut from the same board. I added some slight reflex to the tips and have done a couple light heat treats with the heat gun along the way. This time I focused my heating on the handle section to make sure it stays a bit stiffer. It's at low brace now, still have a few stiff spots, but I think it's close to a backing of its own. Still am deciding if I'll do sisal or dogbane, but here's where this one is.
superdav95:
Lookin good!
Aaron1726:
Made some progress today on the second bow. I had 9.5g of sisal teased out and ready, then using watered down tb3, I started dipping any laying on small bundles, just like with the sinew and hide glue. I clamped it down with about 2in of reflex before laying on the backing. There are a few stray fibers, but for the most part I think it came out ok. So now it's time to let this one dry and get back to work one the sinew one. Anyway, here's a few picks of this one.
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