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How would you deal with this side knot?
WhistlingBadger:
Juniper is always an experience in working around knots. I haven't found any exceptions yet. :o
Hamish:
A knot that runs across the grain is the most dangerous, when it comes to chrysalling. Its basically like have an empty hole at that point.
I've never dealt with one that large, but I have plugged plenty of yew staves with "Dutchmans". Drill / ream the knot out and plug with a clean section of fresh wood. Use a bow makers epoxy, or something like urea formaldehyde/or resorcinol glue.
Easier said than done though. I would really need a closer look and dimensions to see how feasible it would be to try in your situation.
Hamish:
Hopefully Del will chime in soon. He works plenty of knotty yew, with plugs and fillings. I'd be very surprised if he hasn't tackled similar knots successfully.
superdav95:
If I knew it was solid and looks like it isn’t too crumbly I might just leave it. Like Hamish said, Del is a good resource on this. I recall referring to his page when I did something similar a a couple yew bows with knots on the edge. I had one that I made for the bow trade last year in fact that had plugs and held up great and hopefully still is. I sent this bow to the recipient, Will B, after shooting it a bunch to be sure it would be good to go. It had a few edge knots like this that I dealt with and one of them needed to be removed and plugged as hamish mentioned. It’s doable. I just used a little plug of heartwood to match. I’ll try and dig up a picture or two to post it here.
I was able to locate the thread link for the bow I referenced
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,72776.msg1023267.html#msg1023267
simk:
If you cannot get rid of it (how close to final thickness are you?) Its a very bad situation. I usually follow tha grain and remove it completly. If there is not enough meat then for a bow i do skip that stave. The leftover knot will act like a rock inside you bending limb otherwise. With a sinew backed bow that sharply bends you want clean wood for a clean tiller anyways. Sorry for that. Cheers
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