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Buckskinner:
I'm working on a hickory stave that I cut in early February.  I cut out basic outline and then dried in a redneck kiln above my shop furnace until it stopped losing weight a few days ago.   During drying it developed a pretty good bend on both ends causing the string to set up off center.  I've just put a very long string on it so haven't done anything but floor tillering.  Is there any remedy for this or is what it is?

Thanks for any input.

Pat B:
I'd keep tillering and get it to first low brace then see how the string tracks.
 Your tips look wide so you can move the tips over by removing wood from one side of each tip to move the string over toward center.

Hamish:
Your best bet is to build a reflex form, and give it some reflex to even up the limbs. Dry heat, with a heat gun.

You can also correct any string offset at the same time.

+ what Pat said.

Del the cat:
You have enough tip width to push the string across to the right. If that solves the problem, then just shave away the left edge of the limb tips and position the nocks accordingly.
Just realized the photos are horribly distorted, but you still probably have room to try it.
Del

bownarra:
The reason it did it is because you reduced the width. When putting a stave up to dry like that it should be the same width all the way along its length. Also leaving the handle wide until it is strung allows you to shape the handle to where the string wants to lie.

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