Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Scrub_buck on December 17, 2009, 10:03:50 pm
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How bad are these two pin knots going to mess me up? They are side by side and no matter which way I lean the bow in the stave they are going to hit a limb. How short can you go with osage? I might be able to shorten the bow some and push those knots out towards the tips.
Scrub
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What's your width or intended width. Looks like a non issue to me. Pins aren't usually a prob unless you cut through them on the back.
R.
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Those won't hurt anything. But if you want to make yourself feel better, lightly heat it with a heat gun and soak thin, Loc-Tite super glue into them.
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Knots? What knots? I dont see any knots.
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i made a bow for jay stcharles that had if iam right a little over 20 in it, he has been shooting it for a couple years now.
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i dont see anything to worry about
i thought you had a problem with some knots or something ;)
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The problem is that they are more than likely be far enough out on the limb to be on the edge. I think I recall somewhere that knots on the edge of the limb is not a good thing. I could be wrong.
I suppose I could leave enough wood around them .. but its going to look like I am shooitng a bow with a flyswatter built into the limb.
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I wouldn't worry about them,try and keep them in the middle ,best you can and carry on.
Sometimes if they are on the edge I will rap them but most times I do nothing. :) Take your
time and make sure you follow the growth rig over the knot.The grain gets really thin as you
approach the knot and over the top. :)
Pappy