Has this happened to you???? (friends bow blew up)

[mmgrode]

It sure has a way of making you appreciate your face in the order it's in when you have a limb explode into proverbial shrapnel. It makes you appreciate it even more when both limbs explode at the exact same time. Now that was something. I was pushing the limits on a maple board bow and shot it a couple times when KABOOM!! splinters flying everywhere. It took several seconds for all the splinters to fall from the air. When the dust settled I was there holding what was left of the riser.  I didn't need to go to the bathroom after that one;) I've never seen that many splinters in my life. It really was pretty cool but I thank the good Lord I wasn't hurt. I now always wear safety glasses when working on bows, and many times a baseball cap for a little bit more protection from the unexpected.  Cheers, Matt

[Weekend Warrior]

Had a riser break completly into on a compound, had a tear drop bread also...Luckly not hurt

Had a week old recurve top limb splinter from tip to limb bolt.. I got lots of splinters in my arm left a pretty good blood trail back to the  house.

[Plywood Bender-laptop]

At Denton Hill a few years ago a friend of mine pulled back a Border bow in their booth.  One of the limbs just came apart.

[StickBowManMI]

I have had three top of the line bows break. Two brand new bows split at the grip and were replaced by the bowyer. The third bow had a 70 Lb (draw weight)limb delaminate at full draw. This was also replaced by the bowyer. I had a bow that I took in trade at ETAR split at the handle after about 100 arrows were shot through it by me. Unfortunately, I needed 9 stitches in my scalp from this bow. First time that I ever walked into an emergency room and was taken care of immediately. Didn't even fill out the paperwork until after the first aid was completed.

[Doug S]

I have had 5 break while in draw. A Widow recurve I shot for years, Palmer longbow ( a friends new bow), A longbow by a bowyer now out of business, A laminated longbow I made and took 3rd at Cloverdale with 1 year, and a riser on an unknown 3 pc recurve. I think every bowyer out there has had a bow or 3 break. It's going to happen.