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Offline Kountry83

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Re: Takedown Recurve Bow Unknown...
« Reply #30 on: November 23, 2015, 09:32:25 pm »
Ok

So I found someone that restores bows for a living and they gave me a quote to fully restore this bow and it will cost 100.00...Is that a good price?

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« Reply #31 on: November 23, 2015, 10:22:30 pm »
Very good price. If they guarantee it will shoot without breaking.
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« Reply #32 on: November 23, 2015, 10:44:02 pm »
Very good price. If they guarantee it will shoot without breaking.

Yes they said it has a guarentee it will because the will work the limbs and all that good stuff.

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Re: Takedown Recurve Bow Unknown...
« Reply #33 on: November 29, 2015, 07:25:21 pm »
Ok so I decided to try and restore it myself for experience purposes, got the riser finished with the loctite, sealed and clamped. Then I let it sit for 3 days and tried to string it and as I started to bring the limbs down the part of the top limb where it starts to curve I heard what sounded like a cracking sound so I stopped and looked at it. Looks normal and I ran Cotton all the way down it and nothing. What could it be?

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Re: Takedown Recurve Bow Unknown...
« Reply #34 on: November 29, 2015, 07:47:55 pm »
Are you using a stringer to brace the bow. With a stringer you can flex it a little at a time as you extend the draw and listen.
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Re: Takedown Recurve Bow Unknown...
« Reply #35 on: November 29, 2015, 08:48:59 pm »
No I'm using my leg and foot

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Re: Takedown Recurve Bow Unknown...
« Reply #36 on: November 29, 2015, 10:30:42 pm »
Probably creaking where the limbs screw together. If it's a Kit bow
, whoever made it might not have fitted the pieces together very good.
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Re: Takedown Recurve Bow Unknown...
« Reply #37 on: November 30, 2015, 12:09:01 am »
I checked that area and seems all good. It sounded like around the curved area. I think it maybe very dry.

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Re: Takedown Recurve Bow Unknown...
« Reply #38 on: November 30, 2015, 03:04:09 pm »
Check along the edge While you are pulling it and see if the limbs might be delaminating.
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Re: Takedown Recurve Bow Unknown...
« Reply #39 on: November 30, 2015, 04:46:51 pm »
Check along the edge While you are pulling it and see if the limbs might be delaminating.

Naw they seem like everything is holding together fine.

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Re: Takedown Recurve Bow Unknown...
« Reply #40 on: November 30, 2015, 10:29:06 pm »
Shoot it till it breaks. Use B-50 string, though.
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Re: Takedown Recurve Bow Unknown...
« Reply #41 on: November 30, 2015, 10:56:04 pm »
Lol ok I'll give it a go. I'm thinking about rubbing the limbs down with linseed oil first