enjoy!!
blew @ 14", drawing 60#.
2seconds after the braced picture was taken. Exactly at the spot that had caused me troubles before; when shaving it.
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Nick
Man, thats heart breaking. So you think it was a tension break?
looking at the totally deformed belly, no, it was one cruel compression break.
Nick
Man!! I hat when that happens. It didn't break at a node?
Dano, it was exactly between the nodes. The ipé had some troubles there, like a knot running over the whole width... but it wasn't really a knot, more like the grain made a dip... the fractures support this theory. Should have picket a better slat...
Ouch!
Yep, When a guy makes as many bows as you, one is bound to break once in a while. Still hurts tho, huh?
I see a defined grain dip in the ipe. Man thats to bad - is a pretty bow. Not sure how you choose your ipe but i HIGHLY recommend taking a 5X glass with you and looking at the ipe before you buy it. Ipe is a great wood, but you can not see imperfections well with the naked eye my friend.
Dave
Ouch,that was going to be beauty.Remember what Jawge's says.
Pappy :)
Man, that really sucks. I've got a bulletwood bow with a grain swirl like that. I was lucky enough to find it before it blew up.
Dennis
I have an IPE/Boo I just finished that has one of these grain variations. Kinda like a leftover knot. I always worried about it. Guess it makes sense to worry about it.
really sad! a died beauty!
Hate to see that. Bow was lookin great.
I had one just the other day blow on me, luckily I was doing a dry fit on it before gluing it up. When I pulled in the reflex... BOOM. It had the same dip in the grain. I couldn't tell it till it broke.
Feel your pain. I backed a hickory that came in light and tried to put a little to much reflex deflex in it. I took it out of the form and it had broken both limbs right at the clamps that compressed the limbs. It is setting in my building as a reminder to think before acting. Don
:scared: Daaaang!!
Might as well save the handle and other limb. If it happens again with another bow make a take down bow with the orphans.
Beautiful bows,keep up the great work. I've made lots of long bows, r/d bows, but tried 3 wood recurves and they all broke so far -it's really pushing the limit of wood. Kirk
Dangit that sucks.
Hell, that hurts...
Nick I am sorry for your loss.
It looks to me your Bamboo is almost as thick as your belly wood, I hate to give advise here but I have build a few Boo backed bows and found I have to really taper the Boo so it does not overpower(crush) the belly,just my $0.02.
You do some very fine work.
Keep on making chips!!!
Regards, Bert.