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wooddamon1:
Still safe to heat-treat after a few days out of the form? If ya look in the background of that last pic, that's the only bow I've broken so far 😔
That was a steam job that I was too impatient with that I ended up bending too soon after some dry heat corrections. Lesson learned on that one.
superdav95:
I think after a few days you are pretty safe. Ya even with steam it can actually dry out the bow with rapid moisture loss with the steam or boiling. It sounds counter intuitive but waiting a few days for your corrections to rehydrate a bit is all ways a good idea. How’s your humidity there
wooddamon1:
I'm in Michigan, so it varies. Right now it's around 70% I believe. I'll give it a few days and get back to it.
wooddamon1:
Got the belly heat-treated with a heat gun. Hopefully I did it long enough. About 30 minutes on each limb, we'll see. I'll leave it be for a few days at least while I work on some other bows I need to finish up. Let me know if it looks ok or if I need to hit it more.
superdav95:
Woodamon. I usually do more heat treatment then this. It looks charred on the surface but I suspect it may not be deep enough to yield the results you are hoping for. When I use a heat gun I mount it in a holder of sorts to face the belly at about 3-4” away. I move it along an inch or two every 4-5mins depending on the temp of your heat gun and the temp in your shop. Moving it along slowly and maintaining a consistent distance from the belly will give you a seemless looking cook. You’ll want to see a Color change browning through about half way the thickness of the limbs. This will ensure a good hardening of the belly that will give good results. I’d hit it again and try the mount set up and time your moving the heat gun along your bow belly. Hope this helps. I’ll see if I can dig up a pic of my set up and include it here.
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