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Title: Tip Overlay Repair
Post by: J Dean on September 11, 2013, 12:56:00 PM

I need some advice and direction on this repair.  I have a longbow that I bought that the tip overlay came off in shipping.  I would like to repair this to use the bow.  So the question is, how do I go about removing the other tip overlay and what do I need to do to install new ones?

Thanks

John

Title: Re: Tip Overlay Repair
Post by: Pat B on September 11, 2013, 01:29:00 PM

You should be able to re-glue the old tip overlay back with super glue. The gel type works best but both will work.

Title: Re: Tip Overlay Repair
Post by: J Dean on September 11, 2013, 01:41:00 PM

I don't have the tip overlay.  Seems that the Postal Service liked it more than me cause they removed it and kept it.

Title: Re: Tip Overlay Repair
Post by: David Flanrey on September 11, 2013, 02:21:00 PM

Could you post a pic?

Do you know what kind of material it is?

Have you ever done any sanding,gluing and shaping?

Reason I ask is because you are going to need to sand the overlay off and replace both.  You will need to file the string grooves into both and reshape the tip.

I agree with Pat on the super glue.  I use 3M brand.

Title: Re: Tip Overlay Repair
Post by: Pat B on September 11, 2013, 10:44:00 PM

The tip overlay is mostly cosmetic anyway. You can make another of a similar material and glue it on.
  I made a selfbow a few years ago that lost a deer antler tip overlay. I added a bison horn overlay and called the bow "Two Tips".