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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bubby on December 18, 2013, 04:19:30 pm

Title: steam bending tip
Post by: bubby on December 18, 2013, 04:19:30 pm

this is a little trick I use steaming curves, I used to have some trouble and this helps a lot, I steam short pcs in the microwave by first wrapping a wet towel around it works great, so I started thinking, this is the part that usually gets me in trouble :laugh:, get the water boiling and get the tap water as hot as you can, then soak a rag in the hot tap water and wrap the tip and then steam, this concentrates the heat allowing better penetration and you'll get nice easy bends, hope this helps somebody, it also gives you more time to get to your bending jig at top heat, bub

Title: Re: steam bending tip
Post by: bow101 on December 18, 2013, 05:28:46 pm

I think I'll try that on my next bow, great tip, thanks.

Title: Re: steam bending tip
Post by: danlaw on December 18, 2013, 08:10:04 pm

Hey, an old native guy up in Ahousaht used to do that to get twists out of a paddles. I always wanted to try it.

Title: Re: steam bending tip
Post by: Don Case on December 18, 2013, 08:56:17 pm

I read that the local natives used to stick the end of the bow into a chunk of bull kelp and then put that in the fire. I've been meaning to try it.

Title: Re: steam bending tip
Post by: H Rhodes on December 19, 2013, 02:20:29 am

Thanks for that tip bubby.  I will give that a try next time. 

Title: Re: steam bending tip
Post by: DuBois on December 19, 2013, 02:35:22 am

Great tip Bubby.
Will be doing this for sure.

Thanks, Marco