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I really dont think the stringer had anything to do with it. Bad lumber, bad glue, and time are the most likely culprits. Thanks everyone for all the support!! Jason
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I had a bow Dave Gutherie built me when I was in my early 20's from Appalachian Archery. I waited like 6 months past when he said I'd get it when it finally showed. I shot it a couple times and really liked it. Had it sitting in my lap tying on the nock when BOOM !!!!!! Delaminated on my lap inside. Sounded like a shotgun going off. Scared me to death. Glad you werent hurt. Sorry Martin couldnt help you.
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BOHO, had the same problem with the same bowyer. Waited almost 8 months for a 4 month delivery.
I shot it in our indoor range and the next night was getting ready to go shoot it again. I strung the bow and got ready, went to grab the bow and delaminated.
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Dave had a pretty fair breakage rate as I recall. I saw quite a few broken bows in the scrap pile behind his shop.
Regarding the stringer issue--they can result in a broken bow if you use one that has an end cup. If while you pull up on the bow you let it twist a bit, you are suddenly pulling the tip to the side--the limb tip will torque on you and can cause delamination of the tip or a twisted limb. I've seen it happen. Best recurve stringer I have seen is the one Ben Graham supplies with his Hummingbird bows--a leg strap that you cannot torque the limb with while stringing. He has a video of that procedure on his web site.
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Jason, That's a bummer man. Maybe you can run up on another one pretty soon that you can buy right. David, Thanks for the tip on the recurve stringer. Just watched the video, thinking I'll probably get one. Good idea. Charlie
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I had a 67#@27"Black Widow MAII blow up on me years ago. I was target shooting in my yard during the summer. I drew an arrow and POW! the upper limb let go and smashed me in the head.I didn't even know what the heck happened for a couple seconds,until the blood dripped in my eye. I called them up and they asked me to send the limbs back.They called a few days later and said that the glue hadn't cured right and what weight did I want my new limbs? Got them very quick and for free.
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