My Adcock just exploded....

[Ron+dog]

sorry man same thing happened to me yesterday im sick discusted and heartbroken i can only guess you feel similer sorry for the loss

[eric-thor]

sorry this happend to ya hope it works out .glad you didnt get hert.              

[Ted Fry]

Just out of curiosity is that the laminated bamboo core?

[Looper]

I sent the bow to a bowyer.  He wasn't comfortable putting his limbs on it.  
I decided I'd rather just order a new bow (with a warranty) and fix this one myself.

[Looper]

Yes, Ted, it is bamboo.

[Ted Fry]

In my opinion that stuff is a bit inconsistent, I had some issues with a batch I received, the amber , never had problems with the natural.
The problems I had  separated just like that between the core , since I dont use fiberglass that was not the issue, the problem was the core, shot for months then just went kablam!I dont feel fast flight was a problem nor tip overlay, most likely the core went first then caused the other issues.
Not saying its all bad but might be something to keep an eye on. Sorry for your loss.

[thunder1]

Glad your ok. I just suffered a loss a couple of weeks ago. It's a sick feeling.

[Rob DiStefano]

bummer to hear about any bow blowing up, glad no one  was hurt.  

if the cost wouldn't be too much more than "normal", i'd go for new limbs - sending the riser to any competent bowyer will get that job done.  

as to cracks in the riser, wicking in quality (model hobby shop brand types) water thin cya will make those crack areas harder and stronger than the wood itself.  if the cracks are very noticeable, a pre-dusting with baking soda will do the gap filling AFTER some initial cya wicking in.  i would only use water thin cya, never the gap filling kind, nor would never use any cya accelerator.

[Bob Morrison]

Ted is right. Amber Boo does not hold up like natural Boo. you can see in the pic, it looks almost rotten. We had to quit using the amber years ago.

[wingnut]

Yep that's why a lot of bowyers have stopped using some of the actionboo products.  Too many Blams!

We played with it some and didn't like what we got.  We use natural boo that we grind so we know whats in the bow.

If this was a pre-acs bow it had some miles on it.

Mike

[inthere10x]

Bowbldr and Wingnut,  
How concerned should those of us who have actionboo core bows be?

[wingnut]

Don't panic about the actionboo cores.  They are very good.  It was just in our testing that we didn't like them.

Mike

[Ted Fry]

Now you went and did it Mike,now there will be a run on the bank .
No really guys , no need to get all worked up , several thousand bows have been made with it, most of us have moved away from it as it was inconsistent, not bad, every now and then one would fail, most likely long before the customer ever received it. Most of us cant afford to make bows that we cant pass on to our customers. Thanks for backing me up Bob, sometimes I hate to hang out there on my opinion, shaky ground.

[Rob DiStefano]

methinks that this thread alone has pretty much sealed the fate of 'actionboo' ...

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Originally posted by Rob DiStefano:
methinks that this thread alone has pretty much sealed the fate of 'actionboo' ...

I Agree

[dan d]

The part that makes me nervous is it sounds like it's only a matter of time before a person has a bow blow up on them ! I see a lot of posts here where guys make it sound like it is a normal experience of a bow blowing up ! Do I need to start wearing safety glasses and protective clothing to shoot ? I hope I'm just exagerating this question by saying that, but in the back of my mind I am wondering.
Dan

[Looper]

Ted, I think you may be right.  At first, I thought the overlay had failed, but it does look like the core separated within itself.

Rob, I decided that I'm going to build a set of limbs myself.  I'm planning on fixing the riser like you said.  The only issue is that it has a Thunderbird finish and a lot of checkering.  It will be fairly easy to get the Thunderbird off the non-checkered area, but I'm going to have to be real careful on the checkered.

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by looper:
... Rob, I decided that I'm going to build a set of limbs myself.  I'm planning on fixing the riser like you said.  The only issue is that it has a Thunderbird finish and a lot of checkering.  It will be fairly easy to get the Thunderbird off the non-checkered area, but I'm going to have to be real careful on the checkered.

why are you taking off the finish?

[Bonebuster]

"I can`t let it die. I haven't even bloodied it yet. I`ll get some new limbs, even if I have to build them myself." From page two.

Four pages thus far offering help and support.
Professional bowyers giving advice.  

Sorry about your bow Looper, but it looks like you`re gonna make the best of it and probably learn a ton! Something good FROM something bad!

Traditional archery at it`s best!  

[Looper]

Rob, wouldn't it look like crap if you don't remove the finish? I probably wouldn't have to remove all of the finish, but certainly where the checks are. Some are on the flats and some are in the checkering. I was planning on putting something other than Thunderbird on it, too. If that's not a big deal, great.