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Muskyman:
So I was thinking about flipping the tips on this bow and when I was getting ready to do it I noticed this in the limb. I’m assuming it’s a stress crack. It’s in the belly side about a foot from the tip.
It’s was going to be a trade bow but probably not any more.

willie:
Belly side?
Does the crack raise a splinter? can you rub a cotton ball over it without catching fibers?
Did you attempt any recurving in this area?

In the pics it looks more like a tension failure than a fret which would be typical for the belly side.

Hamish:
It looks like the type of crack you can get from bending with dry heat. When you bend wood too far and it's not hot enough this can happen.
I know you haven't flipped the tips yet, but did you induce a reflex, or straighten a kink?

Muskyman:
I did reflex it with dry heat Hamish but any other straightening was done with steam.

It’s not been recurved Willie and yes it’s on the belly side. I can rub a cotton ball over it without catching anything.
I can rub a fingernail over it and feel nothing, it never raised any splinter on it.
I’d never noticed it before. I had taken off 3/4 inch on each end and was going to flip the tips. Had it in my caul and was putting oil on it and saw it. Stopped right there and brought it back inside the house never did heat it any today, just when I reflexed it.
If I can save it that would be great. I’ll just put the overlays on it and call it a day. Still not sure I’d want to send it out in a bow trade unless it’s for sure not an issue.
Weather I keep it or send it out in the bow trade I’m guessing soak it with thin super glue?

willie:
looks can be decieving especially in pics..  if this is the straight limbed bow shown in http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,72579.msg1019712.html#msg1019712 
can you indicate in this pic with an arrow where exactly the defect occured along the limb?

there also appears to be a red streak extending upward from the crack near the edge of the limb in the pic above.   is there something happening between the grain there?

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