PLEASE tell me I can fix this -ALL DONE -

**DONOTDELETE** · April 22, 2011, 12:21:00 AM

Wow! Nice job Matt. that is Sweeeeet!

matts2 · April 22, 2011, 10:30:00 AM

Thanks guys. finished sanding and oil last night and started polishing. Its a stormy crappy day so should get this thing all done today.

Mike Most · April 22, 2011, 02:14:00 PM

matts2 · April 22, 2011, 04:10:00 PM

Its done and still holding together. I still have to say for now tho. I don't trust it yet.

55# at 28"
64" NTN
.050 glass back and belly
.030 core glass
Elm core with Coco belly
.343 total stack all parallel
gradual trap from butt to tip. Trap gets greater towards tip to counter parallel lams
sealed with tru oil then speed buffed

**DONOTDELETE** · April 22, 2011, 05:34:00 PM

What kind of tip overlay have you got going there Matt? those look pretty good. looks like some kind of horn material...

matts2 · April 22, 2011, 08:57:00 PM

They are horn. I have a bunch of it for knife handles. Works good for tips.

red hill · April 22, 2011, 09:03:00 PM

Nice save, Matt.
Stan

Lee Robinson . · April 22, 2011, 09:50:00 PM

Good looking bow and good luck with the repair.

This is JUST a thought. While putting a slide on bow quiver like the selway with its rubber sleeves will not help hold the bow together, it may help prevent the bow from "exploding" and help prevent you from getting injured should the bow "pop" and come apart.

Additionally, smooth on is very good stuff and bonds very well. I was gluing a riser together once (just a riser, not a bow) and before I put my clamps on it I saw a spot that had a little smooth on it...and I wiped all the smooth on off that area clean with a rag before putting a small block on the riser where I place my clamp (to prevent the clamp from leaving an imprint in my riser when I glue it up). Well...despite me wiping all the smooth on off that area...that little block was glued to the riser. I tried tapping it off with a hammer by hitting it on the side to knock it loose, but that little bugger stayed put. I didn't want to hit it any harder, so I ended up grinding it off. My point is, I suspect that area will be ok unless the old glue that was in that area prevents the smooth on from grabbing hold. I actually would be more concerned about the other areas of the riser that don't have smooth on in them.

matts2 · April 22, 2011, 10:22:00 PM

Lee. the other layers are the ones I am afraid off. I do have a BigJim quiver on there now.

bjansen · April 22, 2011, 10:25:00 PM

Nice fix Matt and and a great looking bow. How does it shoot?

KellyG · April 23, 2011, 12:53:00 AM

wow turned out really pretty