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A couple static curve questions
SLIMBOB:
Yes. Good and deep on the tips.
WhistlingBadger:
OK, will do. Thanks for the help, guys. I'll post some more pics once I have something interesting to show.
WhistlingBadger:
So, this happened. I was heating on the belly side, but somehow the heat got concentrated between the bow and the mold and severely scorched the back side.
Bob, you did say to go good and deep on the tips, but I'm guessing this isn't exactly what you meant. :o I'm planning on backing this bow with dogbane fiber, so I figure I'll scrape off as much of the charcoal as I can, then put a double or triple layer of backing fiber on the inside of this curve. Thoughts?
At least the taper to the levers looks better to me. It will be a real pretty bow right up until the curve breaks off...
SLIMBOB:
Yikes! I have had them get little licks of color on the back, but never anything even close to this. So, I can’t tell you how to fix it on this one, but I can tell you how to minimize it on the next one. I take my caul and bend the tips. Once they are flush with caul, I heat treat the belly. I hold the heat gun at a pretty open angle pointing toward the tip, as opposed to pointing straight down. I will get a little color on the back in spots, but nothing to worry about.
I burned a hackberry bow this bad a decade ago, heating over hot coals. Just not paying close attn as the daylight was fading. I cut the tips off and made a 62 inch bow instead of 72. 62 inches was long enough to work. Hope you can salvage this one. I will also add that backing one is a lot of work. I would much rather tiller out a good shooter, and then back it, as opposed to putting in all the work on one that may not make a bow. That’s me, and this is your project, so just food for thought.
superdav95:
That’s too bad WB. I agree with what Bob said. Another possibility is backing with boo strip and adding a power lam at this location and see how it work if you are set on keeping the same length. Just grind flat the back and prep for boo backing if you got one wide enough. Just a thought. Best of luck with whatever you decide to do.
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