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rockkiller · July 11, 2015, 11:22:00 PM

I'm working on a bow for my grandsons birthday this coming Wednesday and I messed up.Lets just say I'm a moron and cant do two things at the same time and leave it like that.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix?
The limb got grounded down though the glass and into the veneer on the belly side .Would gel superglue,or epoxy work to fill in the void?Any help would much appreciated.

Wagstaff · July 11, 2015, 11:51:00 PM

Ouch. I feel your pain..

Is that in a working part of a limb?

mwosborn · July 12, 2015, 12:01:00 AM

Ya that it is not good - sorry!! I do not think that the items you mentioned would do much to repair it. Without glass, that it going to be a very weak spot (and develop quite the hinge). Where is the spot located along the limb? Another piece of glass glued over that spot and then blended into the limbs might make it shootable. It would be a stiff spot, but depending on where it is at you could live with it - especially if it is a low poundage bow. Other than that, I have no ideas other than start a new one. Good luck on whatever you do.

talkingcabbage · July 12, 2015, 12:16:00 AM

This is going to hurt, but I'd probably scrap it. Any repair is going to make it into a bomb waiting to go off.

At the risk of sounding like a jerk (and I'm not meaning to) why were you grinding on the glass limbs? It looks like you were using a pretty coarse grit on a belt sander. Its always better, if you're trying to drop weight or even out limbs, to hit it with a sanding block by hand and take it easy. It doesn't take much.

LittleBen · July 12, 2015, 12:31:00 AM

Sadly I think that one is done. It might be repairable, but a bow needs to be ultra bulletproof to give away. Last thing you want is for anyone to get hurt.

Any bows that are questionable I keep for myself because I know I will monitor them closely.

mikkekeswick · July 12, 2015, 02:15:00 AM

Yep it's dead....

rockkiller · July 12, 2015, 09:20:00 AM

Joe you are not being a jerk ,but what I was doing was grinding some boogers off the belly side of the riser and this being a 50" kids bow I wasn't paying attention and the limb got hit too.

The bow is only 23# @ 22" and was hoping it could be fixed.
Mitch ..... It is about 3" from the fade

Thank you guys for the comments.

monterey · July 12, 2015, 09:45:00 AM

Well, it worked, the boogers are gone!

Would not give it away, but I would glue a piece of identical lam over it and then take it down slowly while watching the tiller. It's a good learning opportunity.

rockkiller · July 12, 2015, 10:00:00 AM

What really hurts is that I had the tips done, the sight window cut out and was just going to start shapeing the riser and I go and do that.

A painful learning moment.( watch what you are doing and pay attention)

cunruhshoot · July 12, 2015, 10:14:00 AM

Early on in my bow building I had an issue where I glued up a piece of glass on the wrong side - meaning sanded side up rather than down. I heated up the glass with a heat gun and slowly took the glass off and re-glued another piece of glass. If the veneer is not ground too deeply that could be an option.

rockkiller · July 12, 2015, 10:55:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by cunruhshoot:
Early on in my bow building I had an issue where I glued up a piece of glass on the wrong side - meaning sanded side up rather than down. I heated up the glass with a heat gun and slowly took the glass off and re-glued another piece of glass. If the veneer is not ground too deeply that could be an option.

Thanks,I will give this a try as the veneer is barely touched.

macbow · July 12, 2015, 12:41:00 PM

If your,going,to try the patch I'd suggest sanding down each end of the patch so it blends in easier before glue up.
Put some blue masking tape on your glass face to help keep glue off.