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Gordon:
I'm working on a bow made from a 1" diameter sapling. Everything was going fine until I braced it - one of the limbs leans away from the handle and pulls the string out of alignment. I've tried steam bending the handle to compensate but it's not really helping. If I could just figure out how to straighten this thing out it would be a sweet little bow. I hate to give up on it. Anyone have any ideas?

Hillbilly:
When you figure it out, let me know. I have about three or four of those in the Corner Of Shame.......

Pat B:
Gordon, Have you tried removing wood from the strong side of the offending limb to bring it back to center?  I've noticed on pole bows that they are difficult to keep the string centered while tillering.    Pat

Badger:
Gordon, I run into that same problem more than I like to admit. Sometimes using heat and over correcting can work sometimes nothing seems to work. I have several set aside waiting for a repair. Once in a while a lot of drawing the bow wil correct it, I had an elm bow a few years ago that was off by about 3" it seems like and it gradually just seemed to come in. Steve

GregB:
Like Steve said, you might try and overcorrect using dry heat. Might also relieve thickness like Pat suggested to pull it over. If the tips are wide enough, you might gain some by narrowing the tip width on the one side and recut the one groove. Might also shorten the bow if it is long enough to help get back inline.

Often times it's a combination of several corrections that makes the difference.

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