| From: Dan W
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| Date: 13-Oct-17 |
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An old Ben Pearson has a splinter coming out of the fade, back glass; upper limb. Started to open up a little more after some shooting. (Bow is new to me, noticed the splinter when I got & did a superficial glueing). This time I opened the splinter a little and poured in some "Wonderlok 'Em"- supposedly the next best thing to the famous Loctite 420, (which does not always work!) -And clamped, left overnight. Did a few practice draws, getting up to full draw. No re-opening, but my question to the Bowyer Lords of the LW:
Should I glue a fiberglass patch over it as well? Should that then also be wrapped (Serving material or similar)? Maybe just wrapped & glued?
I realize that sometimes these things can be saved, but sometimes they are just toast.
Thanks for opinions & advice...
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| From: bowyer45
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| Date: 13-Oct-17 |
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I have repaired a few bows like that and if the fibers stays put, it will last as good as ever. Do not put a patch over it as it will stiffen that area of the limb. By the way, the first bow I repaired like that was a Ben Pearson 52" Hunting Bow that went on to kill a number of whitetails. Epoxy though would of been better. I have no experience with the glue you mention.
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| From: PEARL DRUMS
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| Date: 13-Oct-17 |
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You should wrap a thin band of dyneema at the skinny end of the splinter. It wouldn't hurt as far as safety is concerned. It would make the possible break much less violent.
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| From: bodymanbowyer
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| Date: 13-Oct-17 |
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Chairtite is the next best thing I was suggested by Papadoc, and it works great and a lot cheaper. Don't put any glass over it. That will raise the poundage. JF
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| From: Dan W
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| Date: 13-Oct-17 |
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Thanks all- the limb stiffening, poundage raising, throw off the tiller part was exactly what was bothering me about the patch thing, what prompted me to go "public" here.
I did once do the Dyneema wrap (but no patch) on a slowly delaminating Saluki Ibex upper limb (FAVORITE bow by far out of all the dozens I've owned & shot) -but internal forces in the limb finally put an end to it- "Poisson effect" or something, a rare affliction affecting rectangular cross sections at the corner/edges when bent.
This is different, I've nailed down fiberglass splinters before with Cyanoacrylates- but this is the first one encountered right at the fade, where so many wonderful events have been known to occur.
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