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Hillbilly:
Prop twist won't hurt a thing. Some people can't stand it and  heat it all out but if it isn't severe, I leave it alone-it's part of the natural character of the tree and reminds you that you're working with natural materials instead of perfect synthetic laminations. I have one osage bow that the stave had so much twist the bow has positive tiller looking at it from one side and negative tiller from the other. After thousands of arrows, it still shoots fine. Probably the best shooting bow I ever made was a white ash flatbow with probably 35 degrees of prop twist. You wouldn't want to leave it in a recurve, but otherwise I wouldn't worry about it.

lowell:
I'm working on a low poundage kids elm bow right now that has some twist.  I have heated and clamped it for the third time and after this time it is going to be what it is!!! ;)

Rich Saffold:
Medic, After a while of doing this you will enjoy taking the most twisted, asymmetrical   piece of wood, and turning it into a shooter..

Keeps things amusing ;D

armymedic.2:
thanks to all who replied, i am sure i will enjoy the twist in wood more and more, but to a novice the thought is troubling.  i went stump shooting with it today and it shot great.  ive got about 150-170 shots through it now and it is still whippin' em out there.  no more twist than what it was and no splinters! love the bow.

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