Tiny cracks in Kodiak Magnum

[gonzoso]

I have a 1970's kodiak magnum I got from the auction site.  I've had it over a month now and shot it many hundreds of times, probably well over a thousand times.

Well the other night I was bored and decided to wax the bow.  Well when I did that the wax showed me that there are a number of tiny cracks in the bow.  They are shaped like an H with the bow held vertical the H would be upright.  Their are 3-4 of these in random spots on the back of the bow.

The largest one is about 1/32 of an inch wide and maybe 1/16" high.

I imagine they've been there since I got it and putting wax in the cracks made them visible.  Is this bow no longer safe to shoot?

I recently made a nickel sized part of my hand look like hamburger while tillering my first bow, so I've no desire to do this to my face.

Is there something I could do to help this?  They're so tiny I don't know if pictures would even help.  

Would putting a snake skin backing on the bow prevent the cracks from growing?  Could I fill them with epoxy or fiberglass resin?

[tuscarawasbowman]

Try posting this on the collecting forum. Their are lots of good bow doctors that hang out there.

[njloco]

Since I haven't read it as yet, I don't know if this is covered in the information, but it can't hurt looking at it.

http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=14;t=005125

It's in the Trad history/collecting section of the forum.

[Possum Head]

Typically total limb failure(collapsed limb) in glass lam bows doesn't amount to much more than that.I would shoot her till she blows or you expire whichever comes first.