My first "recurve"....

[Frode]

Very nice!  He'll like it, and there isn't anything better than a good raccoon barbecue!
Frode

[AKmud]

it looks great!  did you heat the back??

Yes I did right near the handle.  I clamped it in about 3" of reflex then toasted 5" either side of the handle area for about 10 minutes then got a little hotter to where it started turning dark.  The board held almost all 3" right away, but lost it and came out even during tillering.  I have never heard/read anything about heating the back, but it seems to work and is holding up through about 200 arrows so far.   

[radius]

lately, some guys have been blowing our standards out of the water, regarding how we treat the back of the bow.  First of all, denny and half-eye go carving the back end to end, completely violating the rules, and here you go heating it.  Okay, re-think time.

But, why did you cook the back and not the belly?

[medicinewheel]

Lots of nice bows poppin' up here right now;
this is another nice one!

[AKmud]

But, why did you cook the back and not the belly?

To tell the truth....I'm not sure....    I guess simply because of the way I clamped it to the bench.  I had the handle clamped down directly to the bench with the limb tips blocked up 3".  I knew I wanted to apply heat near the handle and didn't really think about it being the back or the belly.  I measured off 5" either side of the handle and kept my heat inside that mark.  I think it accents the black leather pretty well to boot! 

[ryanfromcanada]

[/quote]

... I measured off 5" either side of the handle and kept my heat inside that mark.  I think it accents the black leather pretty well to boot! 
[/quote]
That was my thoughts exactly when i saw it. Its real purrty.

[Bullitt]

Yeah, I can see the 'coons standing in line to lay down beside that beauty for a pic!

[zenmonkeyman]

Very nice work!  This one even makes me think about revisiting my own red oak board bow...

[OldBow]

That is a fine bow. Bookmarked, too, for Feb Self BOM fun

[Aries]

you said red oak.. is that a board bow?

[kerryb]

beautiful bow, congrats

[gmc]

Tiller looks great on that bow, nice job.

[AKmud]

you said red oak.. is that a board bow?

Yep, straight from the lumber yard 

[juniper junkie]

very nice job!! like the tips very unique.