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Hickory bow build.
superdav95:
Here’s some pics of the gentle recurves put in with my trusty old kettle used to boil the tips. I boil them for 30 mins. You can see my form in the background of my messy shop. I keep them pretty stout about 5/8” thick at the tips. This gives me some wiggle room for error if I lift a splinter on the belly of recurve. I’ve done them previously after I’ve pretty well got it floor tillered and at brace but I’m leaving this one and doing them early on in the process to get moisture down again before I get to heat treatment. You can’t put in recurves after heat treatment is done. When you heat treat whitewoods there’s no going back to change or tweak anything after that. What you got is what you got as they say. This is why I’ve done the recurves little earlier on this one. Thanks for watching along.
Cheers.
Dave
PEARL DRUMS:
I really like your style, Dave.
bjrogg:
Looking really nice so far Dave.
I like that shape for recurves.
Do you use a metal backer on the belly side when you bend your recurves? I use a thin one and it really helps keep from lifting splinters.
Bjrogg
PS one thing I would like to say. Have everything ready so you don’t waste time when you pull it out of the kettle. Every second counts
superdav95:
--- Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on January 31, 2023, 03:27:55 pm ---I really like your style, Dave.
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Thanks pearl drums!
superdav95:
--- Quote from: bjrogg on January 31, 2023, 04:10:12 pm ---Looking really nice so far Dave.
I like that shape for recurves.
Do you use a metal backer on the belly side when you bend your recurves? I use a thin one and it really helps keep from lifting splinters.
Bjrogg
PS one thing I would like to say. Have everything ready so you don’t waste time when you pull it out of the kettle. Every second counts
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Thanks bjrogg! I do sometimes use a metal strip also (actually it’s an old metal ruler). I didn’t for this one as it was plenty thick enough and didn’t give me any issues. Your right though every second counts when it comes to getting those recurves done.
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