Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Vgo750 on May 17, 2014, 12:55:07 am
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Its time to play the guessing game! Lets guess where my almost-bow popped a splinter tonight!
(http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy54/91mr2_album/White%20Oak%20Flipped%20Tips/photo-2.jpg) (http://s777.photobucket.com/user/91mr2_album/media/White%20Oak%20Flipped%20Tips/photo-2.jpg.html)
This is my first post on PA so please forgive me if i dont know the culture. The bow is a Hickory backed white oak pyramid. 64 ttt, slightly flipped tips, slightly reflexed upon glue up(was still holding good reflex up to pop). This is the last pic i took about 15 minute before the pop...was sitting at 57@26"...I took about 15 strokes out of each fade and bow popped on the 4th of 5th pull to 28"....bummer. I imagine yall will probably all guess correctly. This is my 7th bow. I will update tomorrow with splinter...I hope to lord I can still save this bow as the splinter isnt TERRIBLE.
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I'm going to guess its on the right limb
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I would guess right limb too.
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right, just past fade?
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Right limb, about 10" from the tip.
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I'm going to run against the grain and say left limb just past half way out, just to mix things up ;)
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Right limb about 12" from the tip I'd say.
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Handle belly >:D
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Left mid limb
Del
Is there a prize?, don't tell me its a Chrysal or a bag of splinters ::)
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Right limb 6 inches from grip ::)
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There looks to be a little hinge on the right limb right where MedicingWheel said. Jawge
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Man yall are GOOD. Splinter is 8" from the fade on the right limb. Sorry, no prize :(. Here is the splinter:
(http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy54/91mr2_album/White%20Oak%20Flipped%20Tips/photo21.jpg) (http://s777.photobucket.com/user/91mr2_album/media/White%20Oak%20Flipped%20Tips/photo21.jpg.html)
(http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy54/91mr2_album/White%20Oak%20Flipped%20Tips/photo3-2.jpg) (http://s777.photobucket.com/user/91mr2_album/media/White%20Oak%20Flipped%20Tips/photo3-2.jpg.html)
(http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy54/91mr2_album/White%20Oak%20Flipped%20Tips/photo4-2.jpg) (http://s777.photobucket.com/user/91mr2_album/media/White%20Oak%20Flipped%20Tips/photo4-2.jpg.html)
Do yall think I could save her?...Glue down splinter and maybe silk or paper or cloth back the hickory backing lol?
And then finally, is this just a case of not enough bend out of the fades? My gizmo was actually telling me the rest of the limb was pretty close to even.
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You have to round the edges of the backing more. Especially when there is a slight grain run-out.
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Is that white oak on the belly? All the white oak I have is a darker brown colour - Maybe I don't have white oak - although I did get it from a lumberyard from the white oak section.
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Yes sir, white oak belly.
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Had that so many times working with American ash. I bined them all, very gutted if I could have saved them ;)
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You have to round the edges of the backing more. Especially when there is a slight grain run-out.
+1 In fact you could still "trap" the back and probably come out with a shooter--do retiller first to get rid of the hinge.
Jim Davis
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Hey thanks for the responses guys. As far as getting rid of the hinge..do I just need to take off the right fade before the hinge? I feel like the rest if the limb is bending ok.
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You have to round the edges of the backing more. Especially when there is a slight grain run-out.
Yes, and compressing the backing would have helped, too!
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You have to round the edges of the backing more. Especially when there is a slight grain run-out.
Yes, and compressing the backing would have helped, too!
If you have to 'compress' the backing strip it wasn't good enough in the first place ;) Straight grain is the be all and end all of backing woods.
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Why back a white oak bow - was the grain bad?
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This one started out a selfbow Actually...and the grain was very good but I raised a splinter. After sanding the splinter out I was way under target weight so I backed and reflexed to get some weight back. It Was working out great too until this last splinter.