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Bob Barnes:
It looks like yet another nice bow...and a grand experiment.  One reason it takes me longer is that I never work on tiller the same day I heat bend or heat treat.  I have been told that the wood needs to re-hydrate and equalize to your climate. 

Selfbowman:
Yes Bob I agree with what you said. This stave was that dry in the beginning. Been hot and dry here for some years. What should I do throw in the horse trough for a couple hrs. This is it after heat treat.

bjrogg:
It looks nice Arvin.

I have heard a lot of people say that heat treat doesn’t seem to help Osage that much. I’m not sure. I heat treated my “Simply Orange “ bow . It was the first Osage bow I ever made. It still had some black on the belly after I was done tillering. That bow has been hunted with. Dragged around in my pickup and worn out two strings. It still holds its original unbraced profile.

I don’t know if it makes as much difference with Osage. I can feel a little difference working the wood after heat but not like when I do HHB. Heat definitely changes HHB.

I still think if done properly and at the right stage in the build. I think it helps Osage too.

Selfbowman:
BJ I feel in this case the heat was used to let the grain straighten it’s self when we get close. I found that the popsicle stick thing helps get the bow blank to fit the caul more even. Sliding the popsicle stick getting even tension as it goes . The more tension as you  go it requires more heat and another popsicle stick thick as you apply the heat .

Selfbowman:
Ok I tillered out to 21” heat treated and finally straight thru the bow I hope. Touching feeling guys might go away at this point. But I bought a digital caliper here are the results in thickness and width. Pardon my scribble. I started 0 two inches from the string knock. That part don’t bend much at all. I’ll show pics of the marks on the bow. I’ve been striving for perfect diminishing mass for years. I think that’s where it’s at in performance for some reason. Not sure why . Maybe Alan, Jim, or Mark can crunch some numbers for me. Guess at future set and or bow draw weight where she sets know. I can do a force draw to 21” if need be . I have checked the spot in the chart that I think might need to be removed before I proceed much farther.

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