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11 Days Strung

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Eric Krewson:
I picked up a hickory Jimmy Taylor bow off of the Facebook market place for $30. When I went to pick it up I found that it had been left strung with a piece of cotton cord and had never been unstrung. I wouldn't have bought it but the guy looked like he hadn't eaten in a while so I felt sorry for him and gave him the $30.

When I unstrung the bow I found that it had 7" of string follow.



I toasted the belly on a caul and gave it 2" of reflex;



This is far as I went, I never shot the bow but pulled it on my tillering tree and the limbs kept the reflex.

I am a big fan of using heat to restore a bow with problems and have worked on a bunch of them.

simk:
yew + heat = good
 ;D

Del the cat:
Check it again tomorrow, it may creep back... slowly
Del

CCopland:
Thank you all for your comments and advice.  I'll try heat treating on a caul and get back to y'all with the results.

CCopland:
By the way, the bow was finished with Tru-Oil. Is there an easy way to remove this or will I have to sand it off? Thanks again for the comments.

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