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New bow started(again, 1/4/2022){ and again 8/10/22}
superdav95:
Can’t wait to see it bending. Looks good so far.
George Tsoukalas:
Very nice, Pat. Thank you for showing us. Jawge
Pat B:
After taking bue off of the form I tweaked the tiller a but more...
then put her back of another reflex form and gave the belly a good heat treating and made slight lateral adjustments...
After I do the other limb she'll be ready for adding the sinew backing. Once the sinew dries well I'll tweak the tipper a bit more and do a final shaping on the tips. Typically my sinew process takes a few months but I will document that process as well.
superdav95:
Is that heat treating pat? Looking great!
Pat B:
Yeah, at least the way I do it. Elm doesn't seem to darken much doing it this way.
I hand hold the heat gun about 1" above the belly and move it back and forth over a 6" area. When it darkens I move out to the next 6" heating until it darkens but also go back over the previous 6" then on out the limb and keep coming back over the previous heated sections. I do this with the limb held in reflex.
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