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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Badly Bent on March 05, 2013, 05:44:09 pm

Title: Thats the breaks
Post by: Badly Bent on March 05, 2013, 05:44:09 pm

Rawhide backed black locust, was gonna be one of my trade bows. Had it bending well at 40# at 18" last week when I heard a tick.
Looked over the back and found a 1/16" crack through a small and seemingly clean pin knot. Went ahead and rawhide backed it
last tue. for safety. Cleaned up tiller and exercised it many times at 18' of draw, then 19" several times and all looked good.
Then pulled to 20" and kaboom off the tree it flew. Guess is it was just a brittle piece of locust with a weak spot at that knot?
Could be I got it to dry?  Could of been my tillering, don't know? Two sisters from this split survived to finished bows but both lifted splinters on the back that had to be wrapped , one of those was in the same area as this one. Last pic shows belly side of the evil
pin when the tension failure occured >:D  Didn't know rawhide would snap in two like that.
I did start a second bow for the trade but it looks to be coming in under weight :(  Sooooo.... back to square one I guess :)

Title: Re: Thats the breaks
Post by: The Gopher on March 05, 2013, 05:47:31 pm

bummer, that would have been a beautiful bow.

Title: Re: Thats the breaks
Post by: Dvshunter on March 05, 2013, 05:49:32 pm

That sucks bud sorry for your loss :-[

Title: Re: Thats the breaks
Post by: JonW on March 05, 2013, 05:51:09 pm

Man I was shure looking forward to that bow showin up at my place. Sorry about that Greg. You'll have another done in no time.

Title: Re: Thats the breaks
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on March 05, 2013, 05:52:30 pm

Sorry for the bad break, I know its not the bowyers fault in this case. Your good!

Title: Re: Thats the breaks
Post by: DuBois on March 05, 2013, 05:54:45 pm

A lot of beautiful work there! I'd still be real proud f it was mine.

Title: Re: Thats the breaks
Post by: autologus on March 05, 2013, 05:56:25 pm

That's too bad, it sure was looking to be a beautiful bow.

Grady

Title: Re: Thats the breaks
Post by: paulsemp on March 05, 2013, 06:00:42 pm

Sucks, those scalloped bows look like a lot of work.

Title: Re: Thats the breaks
Post by: bubby on March 05, 2013, 06:16:13 pm

that suck's, but it happens, bub

Title: Re: Thats the breaks
Post by: SLIMBOB on March 05, 2013, 06:42:37 pm

When you're back at square one, look for my name carved in the tree, I've spent a lot of time there. 

Title: Re: Thats the breaks
Post by: Badly Bent on March 05, 2013, 06:53:28 pm

Slim   :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Title: Re: Thats the breaks
Post by: PAHunter on March 05, 2013, 08:16:57 pm

ouch!  sorry to see that.  Just had my last one break out of nowhere after tillering to 25 inches.   >:(

Title: Re: Thats the breaks
Post by: okie64 on March 05, 2013, 08:54:18 pm

That stinks Greg. That was gonna be a beauty. I have a feeling Im just about due to break one, its been a while.  I even thought abouy breaking out the erc just to get it over with.

Title: Re: Thats the breaks
Post by: missilemaster on March 05, 2013, 11:28:44 pm

Sorry Greg. Knowing the bows that you turn out, it would have been sweet.........Theres always more wood!

Title: Re: Thats the breaks
Post by: Arrowind on March 06, 2013, 12:36:13 am

dang..... :(

Title: Re: Thats the breaks
Post by: Carson (CMB) on March 06, 2013, 01:39:13 pm

That looks like a heartbreaker.  Really cool side scallops and all.    :'(

I haven't tried locust, but I am starting to get the impression I don't want to.  Seems it is hit or miss with that wood.