Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: econner on August 21, 2007, 07:04:46 pm
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I am working on a rawhide backed recurve. I can't get te string to track in the grooves correctly, it goes to the left on the top limb and to the right on the bottom limb. I have been trying to correct the discrepancy by heating the limbs close to the tips and bending them laterally. Anybody have any tips for this?
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I'm assuming you have already cut your nocks in?If you have and can't adjust it by cutting one side deeper than the other,you might try this little trick.I use this when I by an old collectable recurve with twisted limbs.Get a buddy to grab one end and you grab the other.Twist the limbs toward the center and a little beyond,don't get real crazy.Hold it for a few seconds(60) and then string backwards for awhile the longer the better.Depends on how bad you want to shoot it and the patience you have.You can use light heat,like a hair drier after moistoning the rawhide,but it will probally pull back to where it was.You can also try sanding the hide to make it thinner on the strong side.
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Thanks, Eddie. I think I got it though. I was applied heat to the belly side, not the back. It toasted the limbs a bit, but I think that will come out with a cabinet scraper for the most part. The stiffeners are wenge so even if I can't get the scorch marks out the colors kinda go together. I think I was just bending them the wrong way. Once I figured that out the process went a lot easier. Stupid rookie mistake I guess - live and learn.