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Thanks Dave yeah, experience is everything, bet you’ve seen a good few of these before.

Got it thanks for that!

Got it thanks for that !

Dave I apologise, it’s dawned on me I’ve got this all wrong probably is fixed from inside the mortise as you say & I didn’t pay attention when I put the new tip on think it hit home when Martin said the “head was larger below the join than above“ & he’s right can’t stop laughing now

I must offer my sincere apologies, the more I look at it there must be some repair from inside the mortise that I overlooked. Previous glued head repairs I’ve seen were more obvious with a thicker visible line. Think I’ll buy an Arcus next time all best

Thanks to everyone for their opinion & giving the time be safe kevin

Thank you Martin

Because when I rehaired it there was no sign of a repair when I looked into the mortise, no glue, no pins nothing. not clear at all why it doesn’t burst open when I tighten the button unless glue on its own holds that kind of pressure

Thanks for your opinion I think there’s No joint & it’s same piece of wood ive been a carpenter since 1983 & I’ve seen wood grain change like this before but I could be wrong, you may be correct maybe it is possible to patch a head with no glue, no joint, no spline, no bolts/pins & still tension it right to the max without it breaking, have you any idea what technique might have been employed to join the wood ?

No joint, same piece of wood I had to look at it a few times before I bought it , think it’s there to confuse us all

Yes it does look like that but it’s only the grain of the wood

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Thanks are these ok ?

Hi all, I have an interest in bows, enjoy rehairing & messing about with them, I only rehair for myself & for a few friends & students without charge, just to give me experience in rehairing bows. Great website & I’d like to say thanks for the info provided by other members as it’s a great help. In a nutshell I’d like to ask if anyone knows if this is a reproduction bow or possibly one made by the man himself ? I replaced the tip with ivory from an old piano key, there was only half of the original one left which was ivory, my photo of the tip doesn’t show the