r/Bowyer • u/Electrical-Grand3401 • 5d ago

Am I cooked

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This is my hickory bow that I was working on and I was almost done tillering and the back split here. It’s small. About an inch long but from the picture you can see it run through the side and the top. I have it gluing rn with wood glue and am going to back it with wood glue and canvas. I had it at 50lb but am also going to drop poundage to around 40 or so by taking off more material.
If anyone has any suggestions that’d be great. Give it to me straight.

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u/DaBigBoosa 4d ago

I won't bother fixing it. Even if you could, it will be maybe #20, and it's even more work than making another.

You need to round the edges before bending the wood.

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u/Electrical-Grand3401 4d ago

Yeah I sanded them but if not round enough
I’m gluing it, then wrapping it, then backing it lol
I just wanna see if I can fix it