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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: rainman on August 17, 2011, 08:17:00 PM

Title: repairing BBO?
Post by: rainman on August 17, 2011, 08:17:00 PM
Has anyone used sinew to repair Bamboo that has lifted a spinter on the back?  If not any reason not too?  Thanks for your feedback.
Title: Re: repairing BBO?
Post by: Pat B on August 17, 2011, 10:46:00 PM
Sinew will work fine to repair a splinter. Super glue down the splinter first then wrap it. Once the sinew is completely dry seal it with super glue.
Title: Re: repairing BBO?
Post by: rainman on August 17, 2011, 10:48:00 PM
What about just gluing the spinter down and sinewing the whole bow?
Title: Re: repairing BBO?
Post by: Eric Krewson on August 17, 2011, 11:32:00 PM
I have ground most of the bamboo off bows that popped a splinter and applied a new piece of bamboo. I only leave about 1/16" of the old bamboo.
Title: Re: repairing BBO?
Post by: swampthing on August 22, 2011, 06:20:00 PM
What about filling it with some beeswax and finishing over it?
Title: Re: repairing BBO?
Post by: Eric Krewson on August 23, 2011, 08:24:00 AM
If you don't stabilize the crack or splinter with glue and a wrap it will grow and intimately cause a complete bow failure.