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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: burchett.donald on March 15, 2014, 12:38:01 pm

Title: Tip Alignment
Post by: burchett.donald on March 15, 2014, 12:38:01 pm

  Wrestled with the heat gun this morning trying to align my tips...Got it on the first shot :o  The caul has 3" reflex and the bow kept 2" after cool down...I was a happy camper after unclamping...Here's some pics of some snakey Sage...

Title: Re: Tip Alignment
Post by: half eye on March 15, 2014, 02:06:12 pm

Dang Don, you got that bad boy whipped into shape...ya know ya got to "skin" that baby right? Nice job so far, sir.
rich

Title: Re: Tip Alignment
Post by: Hrothgar on March 15, 2014, 02:22:45 pm

Looking real good!

Title: Re: Tip Alignment
Post by: H Rhodes on March 15, 2014, 02:27:08 pm

You are doing some snake charming on that bad boy. 

Title: Re: Tip Alignment
Post by: Pat B on March 15, 2014, 03:24:49 pm

You won't really be able to tell how the string tracks until you brace the bow.

Title: Re: Tip Alignment
Post by: Badly Bent on March 15, 2014, 04:46:05 pm

Looking like a nice bow shaping up there Don. Just came back from the shop after dealing with the same issue on a similar looking osage as yours. Thought I had mine whooped until I low braced it for the first time, steamed the handle and clamped it up again.

Title: Re: Tip Alignment
Post by: burchett.donald on March 15, 2014, 06:01:54 pm

  Rich, I waited to skin it after clamping, didn't want to risk crushing a spot on the ring...Got half this morning and will do the other tonight...I do use pine on my caul because it's soft...
  Thanks Hrothgar
   Howard, It was a fight and I won round one ;)
   Pat and Greg, You guys are correct, after brace they can bend into all kinds of wonky shapes, keeping my fingers crossed and may have to coax it again. When I started making bows low brace got me the first time after stringing and one limb bent like a banana and the other was straight !!! Lol, never forgot that one, I know my face went crazy...Wish me luck, she's 65 at nock holes, 66 ttt.
                                                   Don

Title: Re: Tip Alignment
Post by: Ink on March 15, 2014, 11:35:19 pm

looks like yours is coming along nicely. I'll be watching this one to see how it turns out.

Title: Re: Tip Alignment
Post by: Marc St Louis on March 16, 2014, 09:52:42 am

What some people fail to realize is that sometimes it's easier to bring the tips into alignment by simply adding some, or a bit more, sideways bend at the tips.  In the case of a straight bow you're adding a bit of character and in the case of a snaky bow a bit more character.