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A couple static curve questions
WhistlingBadger:
In other news, I just about have the new recurve roughed out. We'll see what creative and interesting ways I can come up with to screw this one up. ;D
scp:
I would rather boil or steam to make recurve tips. I sometime even splice in the recurve tips, mainly for short Osage staves. Good luck with the new one.
WhistlingBadger:
--- Quote from: scp on December 31, 2023, 01:31:25 pm ---I would rather boil or steam to make recurve tips. I sometime even splice in the recurve tips, mainly for short Osage staves. Good luck with the new one.
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I did boil and steam, I was just using dry heat after to really set the curves in. I'm still puzzled about what happened exactly, blowing heat on the belly, but it was the back that got charred. Some warp in the time-space continuum, I guess...
superdav95:
Ya it’s strange how it happens. I’ve had this happen to me also. I find the heat gun with blowing hot air likes to wrap around with the heat. Was it clamped down to anything when you used the heat gun on the levers? If so that heat could also be bounced back onto the back over time and accumulate heat too getting hotter and hotter. This is what I figure happened to me trying to do the same last year on a build. I’ve started lining my forms with something nonflammable to prevent heat wrapping effect. For a visual to explain what I believe is going on… if you e ever done and soldering of copper piping and put the flame of your torch onto the pipe and can see the flame wrap around the pipe as if it almost hugs the pipe and reconnects on the other side of the pipe. I’m sure there is a technical name for this for those scientific guys out there.
Pappy:
I know it’s not funny but you sure are making me laugh with you comments WB 😊 . Pappy
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