tick...tick...tick...

Well two shots is more then I thought.  200 is just amazing.  Only problem is that I'd be ducking on every shot.  Good job.  

But I'm afraid it's only a matter of time.

Mike

Just goes ta show ya, that it ain't over till the big lady gets up ta sing. Nice job Walt.

Walt,

How much weight did the bow loose after the fix??

Just curious.

Sean

Still wanna see some full draw post sinew pics.....call me skeptical.

THAT LOOKS GREAT.OH MY GOSH I THINK ITS KINDLING FOR YOUR NEXT HUNTING TRIP.IT COULD PROBABLY BE CUT UP AND TURNED ON A LATHE FOR WOOD PENS.

Alright, I will try to answer everybody's questions; hopefully, the pictures will answer most of them.  

Sean,
First I have no idea if the bow lost weight after the repair; I am not the original builder of the bow.  If anything the lower limb (the broken one) might have gained a little weight as the tiller is about 5/16th of an inch stiffer then the upper limb.  At full draw the upper limb definitely bends more then the lower limb, which is the main reason I didn't try re-tillering the bow.  

Brian and Christopher,
Here are pictures of the bow just strung and at full draw.  The bow is a youth's bow, pulling 43#'s @ 26".  The cane arrow in the picture is 29 ½" from back of broadhead to the throat of the nock.





Bob,
I was thinking the same thing until I got through the first hundred shots, now my gut tells me it is going to stay together.

Mike,  
I think the first three shots I made with the bow after the repair missed the target completely from eight yards because of my flinching.  The more I shot it though the better it feels.  If it was my bow I would take to one of my whitetails stands and use it on a doe just to prove to myself it was really still a bow.

For those who are still doubtful, here is video link of me shooting the bow this morning.
The arrow is a 430 grain cane shaft (total weight) with self nock, turkey fletching, tipped with a 145 grain Eclipse broadhead.

Awsome work Walt        

Take care,
Rusty

Nice work Walt   :eek:  , I hope it holds for for the youngin.

Amazing almost makes ya believe in magick(ye olde spelling)

       

Nice work!!

Hatchet Jack

Simply amazing...and to think of all the bows that hand grenaded on the tiller tree on me that I could have sent to Walt for repair  

Mick,
I don't think I did anything you or most others would have done regarding the repair.  The main thing is somebody convinced me to attempt it.  It amazed me what bamboo and sinew are capable of holding together.  If the bow hadn't of been backed with Boo I wouldn't have tried the repair.

Very nice Walt! Way to go.  


     

You da man. Sorry I doubted you.

Awesome job saving that one from the fire!  

Holy Cow!    

Now I realize that all those broken bows on my wall are actually salvage waiting to be repaired and shot     Hurts just thinking about it! Nice save BTW. CK

I Agree,  GREAT JOB!!  But what the Heck is  Zap-A-  Gap??  :confused:    
Never Heered of such a Critter, and it might just be Something I should Hold in Reserve when I start Makin' Shavin's!!    Never hurts to have a Plan to Fall Back on.  

Bill,
Zap-A-Gap is basically thick superglue and is good for filling cracks and knot holes.  You can get it a most hobby stores.  Jim Remph (sp) of Missoula, and one of the best bowyers I have met, introduced me to the product about ten years back.

Mickey,
After thinking about your last post this morning, I do not believe this repair would work very well for bows that hadn't made through the tillering stage, you wouldn't be able to tiller the repaired area.