AF blemished bows (Grade A/B/C), worth the risk?

[@bcfr88]

Hi Ronald, could you please elaborate on the risk of the grade C bow that you showed here? I can't quite tell, but the "bubbles" are air pockets trapped in between the glass layer and the wood layer right? Is there a risk of the bubbles growing in area and potentially becoming a site of delamination? I guess in this bow it's a little safer as it's low poundage and the site isn't near the bending section. But in general, are air pockets in the glass layer a big red flag to look out for? Especially in higher poundage bows. Additionally, you mentioned that you've seen 2 grace C bows so far. What was the defect in the other grade C if I may ask?

[@bambooarchery]

@@bcfr88 this Sicai Orange Curly Maple Takedown has already been sold. The bubbles are trapped between the glass and the Orange Curly Maple veneer. If the bubbles are tiny and sparse, the risk would be negligible. But in this case, I think the bubbles are considered large and concentrated. I do think there's elevated risk involved, but limited only because the poundage is extremely low. Had it been higher poundage, it would probably have delaminated already. But good news is that even these blemish bows carry 3 months warranty. In fact, you would actually wish that it breaks, so that you will receive a completely new replacement unit! 😂 The other unit had a scar in the riser wood. Basically the original tree likely had some kind of injury/damage, which it recovered and formed a scar within the wood itself. So when the wood was used as the riser, it originally appeared normal, but when you cut the handle shape, the scar was revealed, and it doesn't look pretty. However that unit has no structural risk because the scar tissue is actually stronger than the original wood. It's just aesthetically not beautiful

[@ZephrusPrime]

Do you know if the Carbon Babylon's are still having issues with breaking?

[@bambooarchery]

@@ZephrusPrime they didn't change, still the same flaw

[@stevenparsons4464]

Ronald. I have tried to call you from the States. I call during your published operation hours. I would like to order a Jotoman bow if I can get hold of Bamboo Archery.

[@bambooarchery]

@@stevenparsons4464 don't phone call, either WhatsApp message ([phone]) or FB message (Bamboo Archery - Malaysia, or Ronald Chong Kok Hoong). Phone call is known to be useless at providing information, and wasting a lot of time. Messages are far quicker, clearer, along with photos.