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yazoo:
here are the tools of the trade,, bow form, wedges, c clamps, shims,  spacers, oil

yazoo:
the bow form the most inportant tool,,this one is made out of two 2x4s and a 2x6,,cut the reflex part out of the 2x4s,,this one produces about 3in of reflex,,you can cut the reflex out several ways,,take your 2x4 6ft long,, mark the center at 36in  take a flexable yard stick,,hold one end at the center with the other end held at the bottom of the tip and trace the arc,,then do the same at the other limb,,or you can measure out from the center and drop 1/4in every 4 to 6in for the reflex,, then saw out on bandsaw or jigsaw,,I use two of these nailed together then nailed to the 2x6,, as I work a lot of very crooked wood and they wont fit on a 11/2 in piece,, so I nail two together for more working room,,   shims are used around knots and very stiff spots,,to insure uniform reflex,  wedges are used to remove twist,,spacers are used to over bend a very crooked spot,   oil to prevend browning and to even out heat,,  and the heat gun for our heat source   also lots of c clamps,    if you have any questions during this how to please ask,

Pat B:
Thanks for posting this Mike. Lots of folks will pick up some good info.   8)

yazoo:
I will be posting some more tonite,,the first bow we will do is real simple it has a slight dog leg, the blank is shaped sorta like a bannana,,then we will work our way up to some more complicated twisted and crooked pieces of osage,,

rileyconcrete:
Thanks for posting this mike.  I have a hickory to straighten so this will help alot.

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