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Bow repair possible? Yew sapwood split.

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Ruddy Darter:
A member at my archery club asked if a sapwood repair was possible for his 60lbs European yew bow, it is halfway down the lower limb. He said when he strung it he heard a loud crack so i presume its all the way through the back, would thin superglue and binding be a fix? I'm not sure I would trust it again if it were mine but I thought I'd ask on the forum. Thanks for any advice..
R.D.

Pat B:
Cracks like that(checks) follow the grain of the wood. If that is the case here it doesn't look good. Do you know if it was a sawn stave or split out? I'd say it was sawn and the supplier didn't notice the twist in the tree's growth.
 Thin super glue and a wrap is the only remedy I can think of but like you I don't know if I would trust it either.

Ruddy Darter:
Ok, thanks Pat B, I don't know about the stave and it was made a few years back. I did say he might be better off hanging it on the wall with a couple of crossed arrows as a show piece and I think I'll stick to that line, and I don't really want to waste my time doing a bodge fix for him. Thanks again,
 R.D.

lebhuntfish:
I'm with pat, I wouldn't trust it at all. Plus that will probably create a fairly stiff spot and cause the tiller to be off adding undo stress on the rest of the limb. Being yew that could have explosive results.

Patrick

superdav95:
Ya I would also agree with pat on this too.  Dose t look good. 

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