Can this be fixed??

[imskippy]

I have a york ozark LH recurve 55# @ 28" that I won at the JLMBH this weekend. I was going to give it to my dad but when I got home found that the upper limb has a splinter in the glass that is lifting especially when strung. Can this be fixed??? Will a weight reduction help this??

 
 
 
Thanks SKippy

[Bjorn]

Loctite 420 might do it-can you send it back to the bowyer and have him fix it?

[ishiwannabe]

Hey Skippy, you might want to try posting this in the trad collecting forum. A lot of guys there refinish and fix bows on a daily basis...

[Orion]

Loctite 420 might hold it down, as Bjorn suggests.  Regardless, if the 420 or other epoxy doesn't hold it down, weight reduction won't help.  If it's a new bow, send it back to the bowyer and ask him to replace it.

[imskippy]

It's not a new bow. seams like it's been around the block a few times. Might just be a lost cause but figure it's worth looking into. Skippy

[Orion]

Try the loctite.  It will probably work.  But if the slivers start to lengthen, you might want to stop shooting the bow because the limb will eventually delaminate.  Good luck.

[Shawn Leonard]

Get the loc-tite under and seal it down with a wrap of thread or something, let dry and cut and peel thraed off than seal over it with the loc-tite and let dry and lightly sand it. It should work fine. I am surwe someone like Jeremy from the bunny hunt will really help ya!! PM him!! Shawn

[NightHawk]

yep use a good epoxy under the splinter then on the top of the splinter. I would use some silk thread on it after I put the epoxy under the splinter. I would use the silk thread to wrap the limb at the splinter then put the epoxy on the thread

[Jeremy]

I'd string it up, cover the area with loctite 420, then unstring the bow.  Put some of the wax-lined butcher paper over the limb, then two thick leather pads (one each on the back and belly) then gently clamp it with a C-clamp.  Let it dry overnight.

Epoxy, even the thin stuff, isn't going to get down into the cracks well.  The loctite is thin enough that it gets drawn into it by capillary action.

That's not a very bad splinter.  I've fixed worse, including a few delams, with loctite and the real bow repair guys (bowdoc and droptine) do it all the time.

[imskippy]

Thanks guys. I think I might give Jeremy's fix a try. I don't shoot lefty but my dad does. I was willing to tinker with it if I can get this bow safe to shoot. I'll let you guys know how it turns out. Thanks again. Skippy

[Leon.R]

What about Araldite(Epoxy we use to build Flyrods)? Just wondering it takes 24 hours to dry but is flexible, if you clamp it down with clingwrap it should run into the crack.

Just wondering, I am not a bowyer just built and repaired a lot of flyrods?

be good to hear if someone would use it or if its not suitable.

[imskippy]

Where the heck do you find the loc-tite 420? I've checked all the local home improvement places with no loctite 420 there are all kinds of loctite superglues but nothing labeled 420. Skippy