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    • mtman
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        I just got a sanders recurve form a non hunter at work it was his dads he got it in 1958 its got 3 numbers on it 60 ,59.23,and#4303 wondering where and what string to get and what glue to use on the lamintion it has some coming apart on one end it is wood backed with fiberglass and any info on a sanders bow I will be very grateful

      • mtman
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          mtman wrote: I just got a sanders recurve form a non hunter at work it was his dads he got it in 1958 its got 3 numbers on it 60 ,59.23,and#4303 wondering where and what string to get and what glue to use on the lamintion it has some coming apart on one end it is wood backed with fiberglass and any info on a sanders bow I will be very grateful

        • TheWildCat
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            Wish I could help ya, but boy thats a tough one. I have built a couple of wood laminate bows, but have no experience with Glass. Hope someone can help ya with the repair.
            I suspect that the bow is 60″ in length and 43 pounds in draw weight, but not sure. Usually it will have somethin like 43#@28 , which means 43 pounds draw weight at 28 inches. And a number like 60 AMO which represents the lenght of the bow nock to nock. A guideline fer strings is approx. 3″ shorter that AMO length fer longbows and approx. 4 inches shorter fer Recurves. One has to experiment with the string, twisting to adjust it to find the Sweet spot of a particular bow. I think the brace height is approx. 7 inches average fer a recurve, but thats just a guideline. Again its in the tweaking, to find what is best fer that particular bow.

          • dharris
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              You say that it coming apart on one end – is that the tip overlay or is it coming apart between lams?

              mtman wrote: I just got a sanders recurve form a non hunter at work it was his dads he got it in 1958 its got 3 numbers on it 60 ,59.23,and#4303 wondering where and what string to get and what glue to use on the lamintion it has some coming apart on one end it is wood backed with fiberglass and any info on a sanders bow I will be very grateful

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