Can this be fixed?

[J. Cook]

1 year ago I set up a very special bow for my father.  This bow was my uncle's, who was killed in a farming accident 35 years.  He was my Dad's best friend.  I took the bow, set up arrows, and got it tuned and shooting really great and presented him with it.  He's been shooting it and loving getting back into trad.  the bow is a 62" Herter's Perfection Sambar, 45# @ 28".

This weekend when we were shooting I noticed something bad.  I saw this on the working part of the bottom limb.  Take a look at the pics and let me know a few things.
First, can this be fixed.
If so, how and give me a ball park of expected cost.
I'd love to get this bow safe and ready to shoot for him, but also won't spend too much as we could hang it for display only if not repairable.

You can feel the cracks with your finger nail when the bow is strung, you cannot when it isn't.  These are new - as in the last few months.  The 2nd pic shows the location on the limbs, at the pen point.
 
 

[kennym]

What does it do when drawn? May be finish or not.....

[rmorris]

Looks like just the finish is cracking , not a real problem. See if you can use your fingernail and chip a little bit of it off.

[rustycase]

Question...   If you lightly swab that area with a solvent such as acetone, would it 'melt' the finish a bit and possibly resolve the problem?
...as in, hopefully it is only cosmetic and can be made to go away with minimal attention ???
rc

[LittleBen]

Originally posted by rmorris:
Looks like just the finish is cracking , not a real problem. See if you can use your fingernail and chip a little bit of it off.

This was my thought as well. Let us know how it turns out.

[passion for knowledge]

Hard to fix a problem if you don't really know what the problem is.

Could be a flaw in the finish or in the structure.

if it's in the finish, who care's so long as it shoots!

Hsrd to determine the nature of the problem from just photos.

Hoping it's in the finish.

[J. Cook]

The bow is at my father's house in WV, I'm back in NC.  What do we need to do to further assess the problem to know if it's in the finish, or actually in the glass?