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A load of failures and some lessons
Hamish:
I've had the same problem with glue not curing properly with some woods. Definitely made worse with a quick drop in temperature. Glues like Titebond 3 need to be relatively warm to cure properly, and need to stay clamped until it does. It doesn't happen usually with common woods like pine and oak, walnut. Anything slightly exotic or a bit oily needs extra time under the clamps, sometimes a couple of days if it's really cold.
That heat treated hazel is amazing. Looks like that experiment passed with flying colours.
Haste makes waste, but then again if you ain't breaking, you ain't making.
superdav95:
Very cool man. The hazel is great stuff! As far as breaking bows go I’ve got you beat! I’m sure many others might agree with that. I remember breaking 3 bows in one day and broke more that same week. I had been testing the limits of an experiment and heat treatment as well. All good knowledge gained in the end. Keep on trucking so they say.
jameswoodmot:
Thank you all! Looks like I’m nowhere near a qualified bow breaker yet!
Ain’t no way to know where the line is until you’ve crossed it
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