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superdav95:
I would agree with hamish here.  That being said I’ve heat treated fully complete bows up to 3 times without explosion.  The gains are short lived most of the time however and seem to return back to what they once were to a point.  The only exception to this has been a bow that I completed and shot in which took 1.5” set and was plenty heavy for what I needed so I retillered and re did the heat treat deeper then initial.  It not only took less set in the end and actually gained reflex of 2”.  This is not normally how it works but in this case I was able to scrape enough compressed belly cells during retiller to lighter draw weight with darker cook.  I guess if it’s a mild cook and you want to risk it it may in fact benefit from deeper Re cook.  Obviously there are limits to these things but just my personal experience with it.  Best of luck.   

WhistlingBadger:
Well, this is my favorite hunting bow, and I like it, so maybe I'll leave well enough alone.  Is a week in a hot, humid climate going to hurt a hickory bow?

TimBo:
I'd be more worried if you were traveling to Missouri.  I didn't know they had humidity that far west...

WhistlingBadger:

--- Quote from: TimBo on June 05, 2024, 07:16:28 pm ---I'd be more worried if you were traveling to Missouri.  I didn't know they had humidity that far west...

--- End quote ---

Well, it's humid compared to Wyoming.  But so are most places.   (-S

Eric Krewson:
I have found the first heat treat works the magic, the second one down the road looks good for a short period of time but doesn't last like the first heat treat session.

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