well.............it didnt break.......BUT!
first of all, i want to thank you guys.
for hammering the idea into my head, that the veneers could crack and break the bow due to stresses i had not factored in, because "brainfart".
when the poly was done curing i literally was afraid to draw it LOL
so i strung it and very gingerly started excercising it, increasing the draw a little at a time.
got to about 18" and i heard..... "tick!" uh oh!
did it again and heard another "tick!" uh oh,uh oh.
sure enough the veneers had cracked in two spots on each limb, very thin hairline cracks.
well crap,
so i thought, hmmmm,what could i do to lessen the strain on them......
so i sanded them down as thin as i possibly could, to the point that i could start to see the red oak grain through the veneer in spots. i figure any veneer left has been soaked with titebond
my reasoning to the sanding was, if it cracked any more,
it would be a less violent crack and hopefully wouldnt blow up the bow when/if it happened.
so then i started drawing it after the sanding,
no more "tick"s , got to my full expanded draw and held it there for 5-6 seconds or so, and did this over and over. then i started shooting it, ive shot it close to 300 times over the last couple of days.
it ended up being 38-39# at my 26.5" ish draw. so right what i was shooting for to be a little above legal poundage for my state.
its crazy quiet, hits where i look even with some slightly stiff woodies, and seems to really thump an arrow into my target (have not chrono'd it yet)
THEN,
since i had sanded the veneers i figure i should just sand down the entire bow and re-helmsman-it lol
so as i type this,the stain has been drying for about 12hrs .........again, then this evening ill go ahead and start spraying the poly...........again LOL
the pic is after the stain.
