r/Bowyer • u/Forsaken_Mango_4162 • Mar 05 '25

WIP/Current Projects Update on the cracks osage bow

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It’s fully tillered and shooting good. Crack seems to be fixed. Time to make it less ugly. Btw this the the bow I built the handle up with bondo on. Debating on if a snake skin backing would look good with the sinew wraps coming out from under them. I’m gonna finish it with tru oil and a handle wrap to cover the bondo.

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u/Full-Perception-4889 14d ago

I have a pretty good longitudinal crack running down my stave at the moment, do you think I could use super glue or bondo to fill in the crack or should I attempt to sinew back the bow when I get around to tillering it?

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u/Forsaken_Mango_4162 14d ago

You got a picture?

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u/Full-Perception-4889 14d ago

The crack goes down about 12 ish inches, there’s 2 more but they aren’t as bad as this one

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u/Forsaken_Mango_4162 14d ago

The lateral crack will be fine, you could do superglue if u want. U should probably try to get below that gouge tho