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Title: de laminating
Post by: bigbob2 on August 18, 2012, 04:19:00 AM
Any body on here had a bow de laminate from being left strung for a week and exposed to the full effects of daily sun ?
Title: Re: de laminating
Post by: saxtonyoung on August 18, 2012, 05:22:00 AM
I had a Jerry Hill d-laminate while it was strung up sitting about 4 feet away from a wood stove.
Title: Re: de laminating
Post by: bigbob2 on August 19, 2012, 03:05:00 AM
Anyone else got a similar event happen?
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Post by: arrowlauncherdj on August 19, 2012, 11:33:00 AM
yep sure have, it'll do it every time. Never leave a strung bow in the sun, or in my case, even a hot garage out of the sun in south Alabama.  Was able to fix it with some Smooth On and some clamps, and I still shoot that bow some.
Title: Re: de laminating
Post by: bigbob2 on August 19, 2012, 07:04:00 PM
thanks arrow+. Friend left one of my bows I made him, 75# at 28'', 'boo cored glass backed longbow strung for a week and in a place where it got the full effects of the sun each day [ gets pretty hot here too] and although I haven't seen it yet apparently it has de laminated on one limb. I was fairly sure there was nothing wrong with the bow so i feel more likely that it was being strung and in the sun for so long. Did your bow separate much?
Title: Re: de laminating
Post by: kennym on August 19, 2012, 10:46:00 PM
Bro left a prototype longbow in his pickup in the shade at work after shootin it at noon. Looked over about 3:00 and truck wasn't in the shade anymore. The black bed mat was waaaay too hot for a bow. It came apart- A LOT !
Title: Re: de laminating
Post by: bigbob2 on August 20, 2012, 12:21:00 AM
Thanks Kenny. Gonna make him a new one at cost anyway, but I feel better now after seeing others with same predicament.