hole in riser

[turkey522]

Bought this 59 kodiak and it has insert bushing in the back side of the handle. The insert was not in it when I received the bow.I haven't seen any other inserts in this location on any of the other 59's on here.I'd like to fill it and put new tips so I can start shoting it.
 What would you do put another insert in the hole or fill it
 Thanks Terry
 

[turkey522]

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[Wade Phillips]

The hole and splintered glass should be professionally repaired if you want to restore it to a collectable/shootable bow.

Don't remember if BowDoc's "Restoration 101 for 1959 Kodiaks" thread covers splintered glass, but his thread is the best place to seek advice and solutions.

  http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=14;t=001670

[d. ward]

Terry I would plug the hole with a wooden dowel cutting the dowel just a tiny bit shorter then the depth of the hole and use some loc-tite 420 to glue that into place.The 420 will fix the splinter as well.As for covering the hole you can mixed a two part epoxy with brown dry artist pigment and get a pretty good color match.Then cap the hole over with that or maybe add some type of a thin overlay over the hole.bowdoc