I bought some really nice myrtle burl lams from idaho curt a few months back and was thrilled when I got them in the mail. I have kept them in the packing but they have dried out some since I have had them. Our daily dew point has been at about 6 or under. Anyway when I finally got ready to make the bow, I noticed a hairline crack in one of the lams(no fault of Curts) but I figured it would be fine when I glued them up. Boy was I wrong! I guess the pressure actually ripped the lam right up the limb. Nuts! :banghead: It looks like a worm trail under the glass. I think it will be okay since it is just the veneer but time will tell on this one. Lesson learned-if the veneer has a crack, better get another and be safe!
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Arrrg!! Man, I feel for ya Mike!!
I have an osage bow that both lams on one side split partway up thru. My bud said its the first splitlimb longbow!
Man that sucks, probably won't hurt how the bow performs though. I always keep my fingers crossed when using veneers for that reason.
Were you using an airhose or c-clamps? I had that problem once with c-clamps but that bow still shot good, glue filled in the split.
If that is on the back of the bow it would be a good candidate for some snake skins.
that is some pretty wood
I had that happen once with red cedar veneer. I think I created a half dozen new words when I took it out of the form. I hope I didn't jinx myself by looking at this post, I have some myrtle burl veneer in the shop ready to glue up.
I had it happen with a set of Osage veneers that had a couple of hairline cracks. Since that experience I super glue any cracks, regardless of size. The bow still shoots fine, was assembled using the air hose method, and like Greg I invented several new words.