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sleek:
I'm giving some serious thought to making a hickory recurve, with sharp hooks. I boil osage to curve it otherwise it likes to crack. What problems does hickory have and how do you deal with it to fleet good recurves?

ajooter:
I steam and bend sleek.  I put a post out not long ago it's probably on the second page or so.

Pat B:
I'd say steam or boil hickory for recurves and leave them in the form for a few days then set the recurves with dry heat before removing from the forms.

WhistlingBadger:
I've put curves in a couple of hickory bows.  I soak the tips in water overnight, then steam them for an hour, then bend them onto a form.  Let them sit for at least a day before I remove them from the form, then dry for at least a couple weeks before I start working with them.  I've tried just steaming them without the soak beforehand, and they almost always seem to split.

Mo_coon-catcher:
I do the foil wrapped steaming followed with a heat gun while bending to make sure it’ll go smoothly. I’ll let it cool and dry off then hit it again with the heat gun giving a good scorch before removing from the form. It’s worked pretty well with minimal issues.

Kyle

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