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Dan
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Bow boo boo

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My longbow started to delaminate above the handle on the belly side😳

I’m no bow repair expert but I got it stuck back down without gluing my fingers to anything. I carefully eased a safety pin under the glass and filled it with super glue. It look like the glue seeped into all the delaminated area and I clamped it down and wiped off the glue that squeezed out. Hopefully it stays together.

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Hope it works for you, Dan. You might have been better off using the LocTite glue but time will tell.
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Yes, I hope it works out for you also.
Have you shot it since the repair?
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Haven’t yet. Thought I’d give it overnight to make sure the super glue dries all the way

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Yeah, your probably better off waiting. I didn't take note of the time that you started this thread.
Good luck with it.
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#7 Post by Graps »

Hope that works for you. :shock:
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#8 Post by Carpdaddy »

Hope it works for you. It’s odd that it happened in a place that doesn’t bend, but strange things happen. Because it doesn’t I would think it may work. But if your like me that worry will always be in your mind when you draw, hope your not like me!
On this subject I will leave this here. For this and other type bow repairs I highly recommend Locktite 420. Hard to find, super expensive, super thin, and be super careful using! Mine turned over in my fridge, because it’s so thin a little seeped out, I had to cut a piece of my refrigerator door out around it to get it out, its now a permanent part of the bottle! But it sure gets into cracks and it is unreal strong, I’ve seen it hold some serious cracks.

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#9 Post by Shadowhntr »

Ouch....sorry Dan.
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#10 Post by Greg Felty »

Hopefully it works. But now you have an excuse to get a new bow.
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