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Title: Now thats a crack.....
Post by: d. ward on January 16, 2009, 05:17:00 PM
No joke I thought this was some kind of a Bear Tamerlane take down.It has to rank up near the top of one of the biggest cracks I've ever seen. Half the riser is delamed.
Lots of different ideas as to why the micarta risers cracked.I believe one of the most common would have been being over heated during the riser shapeing process.If you get the stuff over heated while grinding the throat of the grip(where most do have cracks)it seemed to soften the glue they used in makeing it.Sometimes you see those models with no cracks what so ever.Then the next one is blasted full of them.
I think this Tamerlane simpley just had a material failure water maybe.I guess you could say she came unglued..bd   (http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii175/bowdocsarchery/tam006.jpg)   (http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii175/bowdocsarchery/tam005.jpg)  (http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii175/bowdocsarchery/tam004.jpg)
Title: Re: Now thats a crack.....
Post by: alaskabowhunter on January 16, 2009, 05:41:00 PM
looks like it needs 10cc of  420 lt stat...  :help:
Title: Re: Now thats a crack.....
Post by: kurtbel5 on January 16, 2009, 06:00:00 PM
Is that Bill Grenoble's??
Thats a bummer, I was hoping for him, that there was hope.

         Kurt
Title: Re: Now thats a crack.....
Post by: d. ward on January 16, 2009, 06:08:00 PM
No worries Kurt you know the bd will get her back in the league real soon.She will dance again...bd
Title: Re: Now thats a crack.....
Post by: TRAP on January 16, 2009, 06:27:00 PM
That's the year Tamerlane I'd like to have.  What year is that Doc.

Trap
Title: Re: Now thats a crack.....
Post by: d. ward on January 17, 2009, 05:21:00 AM
....bd (http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii175/bowdocsarchery/hypes001.jpg)
Title: Re: Now thats a crack.....
Post by: 4runr on January 17, 2009, 07:37:00 AM
Looks like a bad habit Doc!  :bigsmyl:
Title: Re: Now thats a crack.....
Post by: hawksnest on January 17, 2009, 10:52:00 AM
Dang Bowdoc, that looks like a bow I used to have in my shop hanging, given to me by a good friend who no longer shoots it. :-)  Bill Grenoble
Title: Re: Now thats a crack.....
Post by: d. ward on February 12, 2009, 04:51:00 AM
What crack ????? check out the lower section of the riser ? thats two blocks glued together pretty cool looking rosewood huh ??? bd    (http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii175/bowdocsarchery/yaks003.jpg)
Title: Re: Now thats a crack.....
Post by: Shaun on February 12, 2009, 07:59:00 AM
The crack was on the belly, lets see the handle close up again. Did you fill, fill, fill?
Title: Re: Now thats a crack.....
Post by: hawksnest on February 14, 2009, 07:07:00 PM
I'm impressed!  Bill