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welch2:
I agree with Bob ,You are heating to large of a area using a heat gun,if you want a very localized bend .I just use a candle.And they don't have to be that straight. I have had some, that after fussing with the nodes too much ,broke at those nodes eventually .

Ralph

Pat B:
I think where most folks screw up is by trying to straighten the whole cane(or hardwood shoots) all at once. Start with the internodes(between the nodes) and straighten them, allow the cane to cool completely before straightening the nodes. I usually do this over a few days so I'm sure that everything is cool. You will not get them straight if you try it all at once...and like Ralph said, they don't have to be completely straight. As long as the nock end and point end are in the same plane and the arrow spins true, you are good to go!         Pat

ricktrojanowski:
What you guys are telling me makes lots of sense.  I think like you say,  too much heat and too much hurry.  I got a 1/2 doz just about done.  They were lucky survivors of my hamfist method. ;D.   Therefore they should be pretty indestructible.   I'll post when they are totally done.  Thanks for the help.

markinengland:
A tube will collapse like that if overstressed.
I work through a pile of shafts straightening one section at a time using my hands and fairly localised heat. Don't try to do too much at once and just keep going through the shafts until they are straight.
l guess you jut need to be a bit more gentle and work slower?
Mark in England

cowboy:
Some of my arra's have kinks just like that just outside the node ::). Yup, too hot in too big an area and just a little too much bending = kink.

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