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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: chuckp on April 21, 2010, 09:26:33 am

Title: knots
Post by: chuckp on April 21, 2010, 09:26:33 am

Is there any difference on how compression (belly) and back (tension) knots are handled? I'm making my first hickory pyramid selfbow and it's developed a large knot just above the fade in the center of the limb, on the belly. It doesn't go through to  the back.

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Title: Re: knots
Post by: Pappy on April 21, 2010, 09:36:23 am

All you can really do is leave that area a little stiff and see what happens,sometimes they cause no problem at all and sometimes they do.Maybe fill it with super glue and go on with it.
   Pappy
   Pappy

Title: Re: knots
Post by: rattlesnake on April 21, 2010, 02:28:24 pm

i think it will be fine,.....shoot away...snake

Title: Re: knots
Post by: Pat B on April 22, 2010, 12:17:55 am

You shouldn't have any problems with those knots. They are placed pretty well in the limb.

Title: Re: knots
Post by: Del the cat on April 23, 2010, 07:02:07 am

I'd say that knots on the compression side are less of a worry as the compression will be holding it together.
On the tension side it's more likely to open up a crack around the knot.
Del