Author Topic: What to do with this crack?  (Read 893 times)

Offline wolfshadow

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What to do with this crack?
« on: February 21, 2021, 07:47:03 PM »
Hairline crack on belly of Osage stick near handle. Glued it, clamped it. It does not go all the way through limb. What else can  I do? Wrap with artificial sinew and epoxy it? Wrap in wet rawhide, dry, and epoxy it. Or, what do you suggest? Should I just burn it? 😢

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Re: What to do with this crack?
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2021, 10:20:47 PM »
I would wrap it with real sinew or rawhide. Artificial sinew stretches too much and will frey if exposed.
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Re: What to do with this crack?
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2021, 05:44:05 AM »
I would have put super thin super glue into the crack first then finish like Pat said.

But sinew you already glued it, finish as Pat said.


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