Arrow Shelf

[bowsage1999]

Hello all, today I was shooting and my bear hair rest on my Sammick Sage finally gave out. It got worn down too much. However, after I pulled it off the bow I noticed on the riser itself on the shelf their is a crack in the bow. Is this common in Sammick Sages? This wouldn't/shouldnt be from shooting correct? I handle my bow very carefully and am not rough with it. I have only had it a month or so.

[McDave]

I've never heard of anyone else reporting this on a Samick Sage, so I don't think it's common.  I don't think it's anything you did either.  Things made out of wood sometimes have natural structural weaknesses that aren't obvious at first glance.  Why don't you send us a photo of the crack, and maybe someone might know how you could repair it?

[bowsage1999]

Heres some photos

[Alexander Traditional]

Yep I got my neighbor sort of interested in longbows and recurves. He bought that he said the guy said it was just used for boy scouts. I was looking it over and found some cracks in it just like that. He sent it back and the guy made it right.

[Possum Head]

Doesn’t look like it will amount to much.

[McDave]

It's a defect, and if possible, I would return the bow to the seller for a refund, assuming it was not disclosed to you before the sale.  If that is not possible, then if it were me, I would just keep shooting it and hope for the best.  I'm not an expert, but one time I had a crack somewhat similar to that in a riser and the bowyer said it couldn't be repaired.  Whether it will get worse or not is beyond my pay grade.

[BAK]

Were it mine I would warm the bow and some thin wicking super glue and try to soak it into that crack.   

[M60gunner]

I have one of those Lark White Feather risers. It developed a crack in the riser by the shelf. I saw one for sale that had multiple cracks so I wonder if the wood used is properly dried before they make risers? At least in my riser the wood is more for decoration. I use it with lite weight limbs so I am not worried. I also shoot off a raised rest so no worries. It’s a shame because any value to a bow or riser with anything like a crack is almost nil