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Selfbowman:
Has anyone ever taken a bow with set or heat treated a finished bow  to say 300-350 degrees and brushed hide glue into the hot opened pours of the wood and the let it cool for a couple days . If so what was the results?

Pat B:
Marc St Louis, in his chapter on heat treating in TBB-IV wrote about adding thinned spruce pitch into the hot, tempered belly of the bows he built.

Bob Barnes:
I remember years ago when Marc did his testing.  There was also talk of soaking using heat and wood hardeners, but it seems like they were brittle.  Maybe your idea would do it...I know you're going to try it.  :)  Another choice might be heating back into original shape, and then soaking in a penetrating waterproofing of some sort?  It will be fun to see what comes up.

Muskyman:
Okay, the subject says questions and answers so I guess I’m not hijacking The thread if I ask one am I. If I am I apologize.
Question
I have a yew bow I built last year that took about 2-3 inches of set. Would it help it if I put it on a reflex form and heated it then put rawhide on the back. It shoots okay and seems to have decent cast. Or should I just love it for what it is.

Selfbowman:
Bob I’m thinking put it back on the caul and heating the bow up and brushing on the hide glue as I go down the limb. I have a bow I’m working on that started out 3-1/4 tips in front  of the handle . I think at least a 1/2” just pulled out. It’s now 2-1/2”. Ya I’ll probably try the hide glue.🤠I’ll let you know.

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