So, I'm visiting a daughter and her family and it turns out there is a bow project at hand.
About five years ago I built kid bows for both my granddaughters. Pretty much identical to the r/d longbows I was building at the time. Part of the riser is made up of an overlay and the overlay popped off. I don't remember what epoxy was used on this overlay originally but it wasn't EA40. It was probably the hobby shop stuff which I no longer use after having a few bad experiences with it.
She has outgrown this bow and I need to do new ones for both these girls but she wants her first one put back in order. When she visited me a month ago she was shooting a 33# frankenbow at about 25" draw so obviously this little twig is going to be a wall hanger until another little girl comes along.
Tools and glue are what is available in the garage. The epoxy is the stuff in the picture. It has a 25 minute pot life so should be easily doable.
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The clamps are an eclectic collection but they are working. This glue is pretty thin but it doesn't want to slip and slide like EA40.
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All over but the waiting. The view is nice.
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Nicely improvised :thumbsup: Those vice grips clamp hard enough?
Yes, they worked fine. It's all cured up but spent the day fishing so complete it tomorrow.
Waiting on you :campfire:
Quote from: Mad Max on August 25, 2022, 09:12:31 PM
Waiting on you :campfire:
:biglaugh:
End results are pretty good. There was about 1/32" sixe slippage on one end but it sanded out pretty well.
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