OH, the huge manatee!!!!!

Cyclic-Rivers · July 23, 2012, 06:25:00 PM

wood is always subject to fail at anytime!

Your new bow doesn't look like it will shoot very well. "[dntthnk]"

Goshawkin · July 23, 2012, 07:17:00 PM

It's your own fault it broke.I was just looking at the pics of it in the other thread.You told Ron to shoot it for awhile.You have to know the weight he can draw,he was probably pulling the poor thing to around 43" or so!!! wore her right out quick!
(judging by the title of your post,I figured you could take a little joking

Jake Fr · July 23, 2012, 07:18:00 PM

Makes ya just hang your head and cry. I wounder if it being shiped in the heat had anything to do with it just a thought so sorry to se that

sawtoothscream · July 23, 2012, 07:22:00 PM

Had that happen before a week or 2 before denton hill. Horrible feeling. The bowyer built me a new one though and thats been going strong.

Looper · July 23, 2012, 11:00:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Goshawkin:
It's your own fault it broke.I was just looking at the pics of it in the other thread.You told Ron to shoot it for awhile.You have to know the weight he can draw,he was probably pulling the poor thing to around 43" or so!!! wore her right out quick!
(judging by the title of your post,I figured you could take a little joking

I wish he had. He said he only shot it about 15 times. It broke on the very next draw. :(

I think I told Ron to give it a kiss of luck for me. He must have got mixed up and given it the kiss of death instead.

Anyhoo, I'm getting ready to box it back up for a trip to the mortuary. RIP Yew Shrew. :(

SportHunter · July 23, 2012, 11:10:00 PM

Sorry to see it go as it was a looker but glad to see you were not hurt.

jsweka · July 23, 2012, 11:27:00 PM

Man,I hate to see that sort of thing.

July 24, 2012, 12:51:00 AM

Oh, that stinks!!!! I had an all wood bamboo backed Ipe bow blow up on me at the Oklahoma Longbow Championship shoot 2 weeks ago. It only had about 150 shots through it. It just really bites when a bow breaks. I hope the replacement is all good.

Bisch

Looper · July 24, 2012, 01:05:00 AM

I'm sure the replacement will be everything it should be. I just have to think that the belly lam on this bow had an unseen weak spot right at fade.

Ron LaClair · July 24, 2012, 10:10:00 AM

QuoteI wonder if it being shipped in the heat had anything to do with it just a thought

That's one of the possibility's being considered, Cheney did mention that the box was left out in the sun, and he said he didn't even reach full draw when it failed. I shot the bow a dozen times or so and Gregg had it well beyond the 30" mark on his tiller many times.

When you've been building bows as long as Gregg has things like this are rare but not impossible. Hopefully we'll be able to figured out what happened when we get it back....

coaster500 · July 24, 2012, 11:39:00 AM

Hey it's wood and can happen to the best of them... good news is your odds go Waaaaaaaaaay off the chart for a solid replacement

Looper · July 24, 2012, 11:43:00 AM

It wasn't left in the sun here. As soon as it was signed for, it was set inside my air conditioned house. I opened it after an hour or so. When I first ran my hands over it, to check for any splinters or cracks in the finish, I did notice that it was warm to the touch. When I say warm, I mean that it wasn't at room temperature. Maybe a little more. The bow definitely wasn't hot enough at that time to cause me concern. It was only a little before noon, and the temp might have been around 90* or so outside.

The more I think about it, the more I think it probably was left in a hot warehouse or truck over the weekend. That is the most likely scenario. As easy as it broke, the glue must have been heated up enough to fail. I bet it didn't reach 25" draw, before it went.

BWD · July 24, 2012, 11:46:00 AM

As bad as it is, at least she let you down easy. Let's just hope her sister luv you long time.

The Vanilla Gorilla · July 24, 2012, 11:52:00 AM

I was so hoping this was a manatee hunting thread....

Overspined · July 24, 2012, 12:36:00 PM

QuoteI think I told Ron to give it a kiss of luck for me. He must have got mixed up and given it the kiss of death

Now that's funny

Sorry about the bow, that would depress me a little!

Killdeer · July 24, 2012, 12:54:00 PM

Let's hope that there is only one Hindenburg in a fella's lifetime.

Killdeer

LimBender · July 24, 2012, 12:57:00 PM

I bet heat is a partial culprit. It gets real hot in those delivery trucks/warehouses, especially in a record setting summer. I learned the hard way last summer when I thought I bought some wine, but ended up being shipped bottles of vinegar.

Java Man · July 24, 2012, 01:51:00 PM

Being the one who gets the honor of replacing the bow, I would rather a hidden defect be the problem. Or else, I have to worry every time a bow gets shipped.

How many are in the mail every day crisscrossing the country?

Heat would be a nice scapegoat though!

Gregg

Bjorn · July 24, 2012, 02:10:00 PM

That was a gorgeous bow!! Major bummer; stuff happens

C.Cannon · July 24, 2012, 02:11:00 PM

OH man I would have cried for at least a day or two