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Bows / Re: Can this backing be saved?
« Last post by WhistlingBadger on April 13, 2024, 12:59:38 pm »
Del, how long would you recommend steaming the spot?  Just long enough to soften things up so the glue can penetrate, but not so much that it all comes completely apart...but I have no idea how long that would be.  If nobody has a number, I guess I'll just eyeball it every 15 minutes or so until it looks about right?
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Bows / Re: Can this backing be saved?
« Last post by WhistlingBadger on April 13, 2024, 12:56:10 pm »
Quote from: Del the cat on April 12, 2024, 07:53:55 am
Maybe you could first try steaming that area, slathering with glue, wrapping in polythene (to stop adhesion) and tightly binding with string. Leave it 24hrs or so then remove the binding and polythene.
Dunno if it will work, but it's a quick try, better than trying to get it all off in one piece.
Del

Might try this today.  I'm a little reluctant to steam and remove the whole thing, because I'm afraid the heat will also remove my reflex and recurves. 

Thanks for the tips, guys.  I think this bow is going to live, one way or the other.  The funny thing is, this bow isn't really intended to be the main event.  It's kind of a concept tester for a chokecherry bow I want to make.  But the whole point is to learn from it (and hopefully get a shootable bow as a bonus).  We learn from our mistakes, and I am making a lot of them!   ;D
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Bows / Re: Elm elb 2 (repair possible?)
« Last post by Calios on April 13, 2024, 09:24:16 am »
Hmm, I am more concerned about the first part of the process, as i am unsure how to make glue enter the final part of the crack, because of the narrow space, and I am afraid to worsen it by splitting it even more. As for the glue, I have some epoxy that I could use.
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Bows / Re: Hickory backed - ipé - ipé - osage ELB...
« Last post by medicinewheel on April 13, 2024, 07:15:48 am »
Saturday morning here, starded working on the bow again. Realized a mistake in the starting post: 50#@18", not 50#@12"

Here it is at around 60#@20"
Aiming for 80-90#@32"

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Bows / Re: Hickory backed - ipé - ipé - osage ELB...
« Last post by medicinewheel on April 13, 2024, 07:07:57 am »

@mmattockx: I'll tell the whole story once it is finished! Also why I ended up with this lam combo.
@Hamish: Never even tried low brace hight. Kept tillering till I was sure I could brace it. And yes, of course I used a stringer!
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Bows / Re: Hickory backed - ipé - ipé - osage ELB...
« Last post by Hamish on April 12, 2024, 08:43:04 pm »
MW how wide are the limbs, what weight are you going for? Not easy getting these narrow, high reflex bows into a low brace height, I'm guessing you used a bow stringer?
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Bows / Re: Inaugural “junior” bow trade
« Last post by Muskyman on April 12, 2024, 07:41:34 pm »
Worked a little on the backup bow today. Gave up on the original bow I was making for the trade. Got a string on it and worked on it a little bit, then decided I’d reflex it. It’s on my caul now.here is a before reflex picture. It was 40 lbs at 18 inches in the picture. Right limb is the bottom limb. About 3/4 shorter than the top and has two knots right in the middle of the limb. I’ve got another bow going and I think I like it better at this point. We’ll see how they end up.
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Bows / Re: Elm elb 2 (repair possible?)
« Last post by Muskyman on April 12, 2024, 07:22:04 pm »
Awesome Del. Was actually amazed at how much the glue and linen thread helped that limb out. I wouldn’t have thought you could do much to save that thing. Pretty amazing.
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Bows / Re: Elm elb 2 (repair possible?)
« Last post by bjrogg on April 12, 2024, 06:53:55 pm »
Quote from: Del the cat on April 12, 2024, 04:11:23 pm
If you must try and save it...
I'd wedge open the split so you can clean out ALL the manky wood. The  flood it with your glue of choice, clamping the split up closed.
Once the glue has cured, chisel out a section where there is missing timber, Make  up a snug fitting patch, glue that in and finally bind the whole area with fine linen thread which is then soaked with low viscosity superglue.
I recently did something similar on a broken limb of a Wych Elm bow and the destruction tested it! Short video here :-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtsNl70iGvI[/url



Was hoping  Mr Cat would get in there.

Bjrogg







Del
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Bows / Re: Elm elb 2 (repair possible?)
« Last post by Del the cat on April 12, 2024, 04:11:23 pm »
If you must try and save it...
I'd wedge open the split so you can clean out ALL the manky wood. The  flood it with your glue of choice, clamping the split up closed.
Once the glue has cured, chisel out a section where there is missing timber, Make  up a snug fitting patch, glue that in and finally bind the whole area with fine linen thread which is then soaked with low viscosity superglue.
I recently did something similar on a broken limb of a Wych Elm bow and the destruction tested it! Short video here :-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtsNl70iGvI
Del
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