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bending and straghting osage

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yazoo:
I will do a recurve tomorrow,,very bussy today, getting ready for bow class in florida,, 

yazoo:
the twisted limb bow is finished,, it has quite a bit of snakey curves , be sure when you straighten one you dont take all the snake out of it,,just line up the tips and handle,,

yazoo:

yazoo:
in the photo above we are ready to start recurve,, the bow needs to be near finished tiller or finished,,as the thinner the wood the better it will bend,I also like to work the belly to a ring on the parts to be recurved to help prevent pulling splinters,,spray down with oil and preheat very well,, as you start applying heat pull down on the bow real easy when it reaches the right temp you will feel the wood give,, then we will start clamping do the first clamp then heat more between each clamp

yazoo:
now we have brought the wood up to temp and tightened the clamps slowly one at a time,, now all we need to do is wait till woods cools , if you are not sure wait overnite,,once it cools do the other limb and your finished

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