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Laminated bow possible future limb failure, need ideas.
« on: July 17, 2013, 07:31:00 AM »
hello everyone, so I have this Baraga I just picked up cheap as a beater bow and after looking very closely at the lower limb in the direct sunlight it looks like there is hairline cracks in the side of a couple lams..  

it looks like the lower limb hit something at release, the glass has white spots in it so I think it took a good hit..   the previous owner shot it fine since he got it with no problems,  I've put maybe 200 arrows though it with no noise or the cracks don't seem to be worse, I've tried bending he lower limb to see if the cracks opened and didn't notice anything..  

I need your opinions here,,, can I just wrap something over that spot and glue it there for strength?  if so what type of glue should I use?
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Re: Laminated bow possible future limb failure, need ideas.
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2013, 08:21:00 AM »
If you can post a picture that would help in ansewering your question... But it sounds like you could fill the cack with super glue- I'm assuming the crack runs length wise

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Re: Laminated bow possible future limb failure, need ideas.
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2013, 08:46:00 AM »
I'll try to get some pics later,, it looks like one runs with the grain and one is straight thru  resembling two lams end to end..
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