damage on the side of limb

[Alexandre Bugnon]

#7322

I damaged my shrew last year on rocks while hunting. Is it true that applying nail polish will fix that? Or should I just send it to Gregg Coffey for pro repair?

[Brennan Herr]

#60535

Alex,

I would send it to Gregg. Besides the repair he could tell you how bad the damage to the limb is and the repair might be more in depth then expected. It is a great looking limb hope the repair goes well!

[Doc Nock]

#60537

On the email notice it doesn’t look too bad…here on full screen, it does look a bit deep…

The bowyers I’ve known talked about dings or dents or small glass cracks using super glue to work down in, to seal it from moisture getting in to delam the limb…

In this case…it looks like it might have gotten into the core…

I think you got good advice above, to have the “pro” give it a once over and let you know…

[Stephen Graf]

#8431

Let your woman keep her nail polish. I am sure it will look better on her than on your bow 😀

Take some liquid super glue and put it on the scratch. It will soak into the fibers. Let it dry over night. If necessary, add some more the next day.

After it is filled in well, sand lightly with 400 grit (or so) sand paper to smooth out.

Finish with polyurethane.

This is about what any “professional” bowyer will do, and it will cost you less than shipping one way.

[Alexandre Bugnon]

#8511

Steve Graf wrote: Let your woman keep her nail polish. I am sure it will look better on her than on your bow 😀

Take some liquid super glue and put it on the scratch. It will soak into the fibers. Let it dry over night. If necessary, add some more the next day.

After it is filled in well, sand lightly with 400 grit (or so) sand paper to smooth out.

Finish with polyurethane.

This is about what any “professional” bowyer will do, and it will cost you less than shipping one way.

:D:D:D Thank you! will do!

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