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Snaky Osage
lenador:
It's looking good to me. Mine has a little twist. I was going to try to heat it out
Muskyman:
I probably screwed it up but, I steamed one of the limbs and clamped it down today. I didn’t know if it would be a problem but I clamped it back of the bow up. The belly was nice and flat so I figured I’d try it that way. Hopefully I didn’t goof it up.
Pat B:
It shouldn't matter with a flat form, steam only and no dry heat on the back.
superdav95:
Looks like your on the right track mike. I probably would have done the same. Those little wallpaper steamers work well. Should be a lot more predictable now on the tiller
Muskyman:
Couldn’t wait any longer so after about 3 hours I went out and unclamped my bow. It was still damp on the belly but it was much much straighter then it started out. Took a bunch of the wonky stuff out of the limb. But it might have a crack in it along the edge. Maybe. The limb was wet and the steaming raised the grain on it a bunch so I’m going to wait till tomorrow and take a really good look at it. It’s close to the edge and if it’s cracked I’m going to see if I can narrow the limb and save it that way. It was about a inch and a half wide and the area where it might be cracked is less than a quarter inch from the edge. It’s cracked and I can fix it I’ll just shoot for about 35 40 lbs of draw weight. Crossing my fingers and hoping it’s okay
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