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osage outlaw:
This will be very helpful to me.  Thanks for doing this.

yazoo:
this is the one that has more problems,, it has a severe twist,,we will correct the twist with the use of wedges,,simple wood 2inlong  , 3/16 on the thick end tapered to point,,  one limb of this bow has no twist,,clamp it to the form very soild,or when we put the pressure on the other limb it will give,,if the twist in one small area one wedge will be enough, this one has a gradual twist all the way out the limb, so we will use two,,put the thick end of wedge on the low side of the bow limb,,so we can over correct in the opposite direction, now we preheat the entire limb so the heat can soak in,,now we put our clamps on the high side of limb as close to edge and it will stay, this will give us the most overcorrection in the direction we want

yazoo:
here is the photo of with the clamps on, as the gap closed between the limb and wedge you will notice the limb twist in opposite direction,, clamp er down and spray with oil , preheat , and lay the heat to it,,and let set over nite,then without taking clamps off heat again and let set another day,,, I like to double heat a severe twist before I un clamp,,

Mark Anderson:
Great "bend along"!!!

ricktrojanowski:
Thanks for posting these.  Keep 'em coming, they are very helpfull.

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