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Bow repair possible? Yew sapwood split.

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Del the cat:
Rasp out a long scoop of the sap wood about twice as long as the crack and to the full depth of the sapwood. This might show if the crack goes through into the heart wood (in which case, probably not a realistic repair). Then overlay a long thin patch of sapwood suitably shaped to conform to the bit you rasped out. Glue that in and then do a fine linen thread binding (soaked in thin superglue) at each end of the patch to prevent the ends lifting.
Travel in hope rather than expectation ;)
Del

Ruddy Darter:
Thanks Del the cat, I remember seeing you do that on a bow, I don't think I'll spend time doing that without certainty, I got a lot I want to get on with..and if I make a bow that weight in the near future a trade would be better  ;D,
R.D.

Hamish:
I can't tell the extent of damage from that one photo, but if the crack doesn't go into the sapwood back, it could be repaired like Del mentions.

I personally wouldn't bother trying to repair it, even for a good friend, and even  if I was confident of a reasonable chance of success. It's a thankless job, which is tricky, a lot of work, all risk with no reward to you. Ruddy, you make really nice bows, tell him he's better off commissioning a new bow from you that doesn't have any issues, for a price you are happy with.

 It would be interesting to know how long the owner had this bow, and was shooting it for? What style of stringing the bow did he use(I'm guessing step through)?

Ruddy Darter:
Thanks Hamish, the bow is  a few years old, and has been owned previously by a another member, certainly not from an A grade stave and quite twisty. He did use a stronger for bracing the bow. I think we can do a deal on a new bow, he has other bows he is happy to use in the meantime.
 R.D.

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