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Flip'n tips - Opinions

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sleek:
EXACTLY like that! i clam the saw tip to the bow tip and the form, and push the saw handle instead of the bow, to force the bow onto the form to recurve my tips.

Pappy:
I usually try and get the tips to 1 ring on the belly side if possible, my form for flipping the tips are single so I do 1 at a time, I put the form in the vice and then mount the tip in it, I add a weight to the opposite end of the bow and heat the tip I want to flip slowly and let gravity and the weight pull it down, rarely boil, sometimes get a little check but not usually, I leave the tip a little thick and can most times scrap it out. I will try and put up some pictures when I get home to maybe make it clearer. Pappy

Pat B:
I do like Pappy does by using heat and let gravity bend the tips. For more severe bends like for recurves I used to use dry heat then use super glue in any cracks and add overlays if the cracks are drastic.
 From now on, any drastic bending I do will be steamed or boiled first.

bassman211:
Cracks, or no cracks I wrap that area with sinew, or thread.

Burnsie:
My favorite weight for hanging and letting gravity do its thing.

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