Enough to make a grown man cry!
This tragedy happened without warning. I was putting it on the tillering tree after scraping. I pulled it back to 20” I have done it up till now with out any problems. This time I got a soft pop and the sound of splitting wood. I had even pulled it to 22” on the scale. The only thing I can think is I shorted the string 1” in length and just miss judged the added stress.
I may just see if I can follow the split and make my son a bow. I don’t really know yet. This was my first time trying to make a bow. I learned a lot thru this process, and had taken it slow I thought. It is a very bitter sweat moment. One the time and care, and now bow. I did learn a lot, and get some wonderful advice from the gang. Most of it will make my next attempt a bit faster. I want have to ask as many question and pause to ask some of the question. I am sure I start another one in the near future and I still have a lot more questions.
Thanks to Steve and Patb for the Stave
My thanks to Osagetree, Eric K, Dale H and the others that helped guide me thru this part of my journey.