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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Blob on April 15, 2014, 03:18:46 pm

Title: How long?
Post by: Blob on April 15, 2014, 03:18:46 pm

How long should I wait after heat treating to start the tillering? I don't have a moisture meter.

Title: Re: How long?
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on April 15, 2014, 03:23:36 pm

You will get a lot of answers. Here is mine: 12-24 hours max.

Title: Re: How long?
Post by: BOWMAN53 on April 15, 2014, 03:31:41 pm

did you heat treat the long bow you just glued up? after you glued it up?

Title: Re: How long?
Post by: huisme on April 15, 2014, 03:50:20 pm

I wait 24hrs for most bows, but I'm in nice humid Washington. you could leave the bow in the bathroom through a few showers and then let it sit in 'normal conditions' for a day if you want to be sure you rehydrate properly.

Title: Re: How long?
Post by: Blob on April 15, 2014, 05:17:43 pm

Quote from: BOWMAN53 on April 15, 2014, 03:31:41 pm

did you heat treat the long bow you just glued up? after you glued it up?

Nope, Glued it up about 24 hours after heat treating

Title: Re: How long?
Post by: DarkSoul on April 15, 2014, 05:25:40 pm

Glue introduces moisture to the wood, so a better question would be: "how long should I wait for the glue to dry before I stress my bow?"

In my opinion, the answer to both questions would be 36 hours or more.

Title: Re: How long?
Post by: PAHunter on April 15, 2014, 05:50:50 pm

Personally I've been giving wood glue 24 hours to dry and as for heating I just wait till it cools, maybe 2 hours.  Seems to be working fine for me.

Title: Re: How long?
Post by: Blob on April 15, 2014, 07:20:33 pm

Thanks
Fwiw...the bottle of TBIII says not to stress the joint for 24hrs