Last weekend I bought a beautiful take down recurve. I ordered a new string and sat on pins until it arrived. String got here yesterday and I put in some silencers and shot two rounds to strech it out. This morning I checked the brace hieght and procceded to adjust it, when I was restringing this beautiful bow it SNAPPED right down the middle of the handle.  At first I was p****ed but after a while I realized this gives me a chance to try my hand at making a new riser and I think osage will be on order. I will  try to put pics in the morning. Thanks I had to vent!




If I make a new handle out of osage can I make the handle taller or shorter to acheive a different bow length?

Did you try any ductape??  LOL  

Sorry I could resist.  Good luck with making the riser.

Are you sure that repairing the handle isn't an option?

Try Bowdoc here on tradgang and he'll fix it for you, properly. I had my very first bow, a Bob Lee takedown blow up on me the very first day I had it (last xmas day). Split that riser right down the middle when it fell from my hand after a shot down onto asphalt. Bowdoc generously offered to fix it. I opted for a new one from Bob Lee at cost, received it in the mail and sold the whole setup to fund my very first Widow!

At least it did blow at full draw.

Sorry for the bow

F-Manny

Big Ron, scary thing is thats how I got this nicname, parts of my Harley rely on the stuff!! lol

I think I would contact the bowyer first. It could be a design flaw. What other woods are in the riser?

Kenny, the bow was a Korean made target bow about 15 years old, don't think I will have any luck there. There seems to be nine diferent laminations but I'm not sure of woods used.