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Hickory bow build
Muskyman:
Trying to rotate
Muskyman:
Last one, the limb with the knot is by the clamp
Muskyman:
Another picture
Muskyman:
Just to show knot location
superdav95:
MuskyMan. If that knot is solid I would proceed and even heat treat the bow to induce a little backset and then have another look at what your tiller looks like. If it’s not very solid and is little punky in spots you could saturate with super thin ca glue and proceed. If you go this route and are thinking of heat treating this bow do the heat treatment first then use the ca glue otherwise you’ll melt it. From the pic to me it looks like it’s mostly staining and seems pretty solid. It’s tough to tell exactly from the pic. Also make sure you slowly heat this bow up to drive out the moisture to below 10% before actual heat treatment process otherwise you’ll get checks in the limbs. It won’t do too much to hickory as far as performance but it’s unsightly and could develop into longer checks if not addressed with glue. If it were me and it was solid and not punky or soft at all I’d try clamping the bow it to a form and do a heat treatment on it to get a great performance bow. What draw weight you hoping for? Also consider that the heat treatment will increase your draw weight too so you’ll likley need to scrape down some anyway which may eliminate more of that knot discolouration area. Just a thought. Best of luck with it and let us know how you progress.
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