Help with fiberglass bow problem????

[warden415]

I am making a fiberglass laminated bow. While feathering out the limb tip overlay, I ground pretty far into the fiberglass on the back of the bow right where the limb tip overlay meets the fiberglass. I was using and air grinder with a round sanding drum. I just got in a hurry and dug too deep, I think I had the grinder at a slight angle. I would post a pic but I don't think it would show much. It is .050 glass and I dug through about .030 on one edge and deeper as it runs across the glass, on the other side maybe through .040? So I am left with only .010 on one edge and maybe .020 on the other. THe divet is basically a hollowed out spot.
   I cut the string grooves and the bow is done except final sanding and finish. I strung it up and have shot it several times. My question is how concerned should I be about the bow letting loose and breaking at that point where it is so thin?  I would suspect this will be the weakest point but I have left it strung for a few days and I can't detect and obvious distortion in the profile of the limb other than the obvious divet across the glass. Any help or ideas appreciated. Steve

[shaft slinger]

warden,grind the tip overlay off and put a longer one on to overlap the grind spot , make sure you have plenty of glue in the dip and you will be all right, the tip don,t have as much stress as you would think, good luck

[warden415]

ttt

[Dave Worden]

I'm just guessing, but shaft slinger's advice sounds logical to me.  I think I'd want longer reinforcements and the divot filled with epoxy if it was mine.  I guess I'd also add the longer reinforcement to the other tip also, just for symmetry.

[Lost Creek Bows]

I would cut the limb a 1" shorter on each limb and put new tips on it. depending on how short the bow is already. It will gain 6 to 8 lbs depending on limb design and reflex.