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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: aero86 on March 30, 2010, 05:22:10 pm

Title: heat treating..
Post by: aero86 on March 30, 2010, 05:22:10 pm

anyone ever heat treated to raise the draw weight of a piece of wood?  if so, how?  would a heat gun work?

Title: Re: heat treating..
Post by: M-P on March 30, 2010, 05:48:15 pm

Hi,  I'm not an expert, but the bows I've heat treated have gained a few (5-10#) after treatment.   I think most people retiller the bows after treatment and bring the weight back down, so the final gain may not be very big.  There's a whole chapter on heat treating in BBIV.
Ron

Title: Re: heat treating..
Post by: El Destructo on March 30, 2010, 05:55:03 pm

Yes a Heat Gun will work just fine.....I toast them till they ate all golden brown.....normally check Tiller again....and sometimes take off more wood...but I have noticed that if you pay good attention while heating...and keep it uniform....you don't take much ....if any wood off....and I have never seen more than 8-10 pound of gain either....

Title: Re: heat treating..
Post by: aero86 on March 30, 2010, 05:58:39 pm

ok, thats what im wanting.  i may take some length of the bow, but im wanting to keep this one long for the girlfriend.  shooting for 30, but with the stave of mystery wood ive got, i dont know what will happen, so heat treating might be an option..