super glue leather build up

[Slickhead]

Ive seen this somewhere where layers of leather soaked ith super glue to build up tips and handle areas.
Anyone have additional advise or recommendations.

[kurtbel5]

It was Dave Bulla who 1st posted this tip.
I have done a arrow rest on a self bow that is still going strong 6yrs later

I used rawhide lacing, it ended up looking like wood rings.

[kurtbel5]

It was Dave Bulla who 1st posted this tip.
I have done a arrow rest on a self bow that is still going strong 6yrs later

I used rawhide lacing, it ended up looking like wood rings.

[Walt Francis]

Kurt is correct, Dave Bulla was the first one I saw post about this method.  I have done a couple of BBO's using the method after the handle came off    

Put the smooth side of the leather against the wood on the first piece, it makes for a cleaner line.

[Pat B]

I use leather quite a bit with my self bows especially to pack out the back of a handle for a better hand fit. I have also use leather for tip overlays. In both situations I saturated the leather with super glue. The super glue allows you to shape the leather easier and get a smooth finish to the leather. I usually glue the leather to wood and leather to leather with TBIII glue.

ps. I probably got this idea from Dave Bulla.

[scrub-buster]

I have superglued layers of leather to build a shelf.  I squeeze them between my fingers for a few minutes until they set.  I'm careful to not get any on my hands.

[rainman]

Go into Archive build alongs and you will find dave's tutorial.

[Mark Baker]

Did this myself last year for the first time with tip overlays, and have been shooting the bow since.  Works great, and I'm pretty sure it was Dave's thread where I got the idea as well.

[Don Armstrong]

One caution, Don't put it in a section of a bow that bends. I did a overlay on an osage bow and didn't realize it was bend in the handle slightly. The overlay split. I worked it back about 3/4" futher and still got a hair line split. I think I'm going to live with it. It looks nice except for the little line. Don