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Help needed. with bamboo lifting on back-Repair ?

Started by Flinttim, January 05, 2008, 10:08:00 PM

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Flinttim

Built a BBO a couple or three yrs back for a young man as a gift.He brought it to me today. The bamboo lifted at a node, and peeled back about 7 inches. It did not break clean thru to the osage but just lifted from the rind down to maybe a depth of 1/8" max. Any fixes ? I'm thinking glue it down and then wrap with a sinew wrap or equivalent around the node. What glue ? Got Urac and Super Glue. Thanks , Tim
Genesis 27:3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison;

Charlie Lamb

Tim... I'd suggest using the superglue. Needs to be very thin and warm the area to be glued first.
Not so sure you'd need to wrap the area, but it couldn't hurt.
Hunt Sharp

Charlie

d. ward

The super glue will penatrate well and is normaly stronger then the original bond.Maybe 1-2 pounds of presure with a couple C clamps.Carful not to squeeze out all the super glue...Then wrap it if you like as that could only add a little strength I would think.I know some of the long bow repair guy's wrap the spot and then put more super glue on the wrappings.The super is also better as you will not need heat to cure it,like with some epoxys.Good luck,keep us posted...bd

wingnut

Tim,

Dean has an article on his website on this exact subject.  Back wehn we were all using Moso bamboo, we learned how to do this repair.  I sure don't miss that stuff.  

Good luck!!

Mike
Mike Westvang

Eric Krewson

I glued the osage back together with URAC and put a new bamboo backing on this one. It is still shooting and been through 2 or 3 different owners since.

 

After the fix,


BenBow

But his bow will remain steady, and his hands will be skillful; because of the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,  (Genesis 49:24 [NETfree])


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