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Starting a wild looking osage Update... COMPLETED with full draw

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bentstick54:
Here’s a caul I made using a 2x12x12.  I cut it in half length wise, and then cut the arched piece out of one of the 6’ pieces and screwed it to the other 2x12x6’ piece. I took the left over from the arched cut land screwed it to the back side for a straight caul. I can heat and clamp sideways and up and down at the same time, so can usually work on straightening, reflex, and propeller twist all at the same time.

bentstick54:
Here is one I straightened up a few months back..

bjrogg:
I personally like to do one limb at a time. I have several half cauls that have different shapes.

I like to do each tip. Recurve or whatever the shape of tips first. I usually steam if recurves. Then starting at tip I clamp my way up the limb. Using dry heat as I go and heat treating at the same time.

After I have both tips and limbs shaped I have a caul with a little reflex for shaping the center section of my bows. You could use one with deflex also.

This gives you a good chance to do a little straightening and removing propeller.

Sometimes I still need to tweak the alignment of my tips with a little dry heat.

Bjrogg

LeightonM:
Thanks for the input guys! I steamed the deflex into the handle area and recurve the tips. Now I just need to reflex the limbs and get her lined up. This is what it looks like now.

Hamish:
Starting to look real interesting. (-P

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