Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Ed Brooks on August 19, 2018, 04:38:44 pm
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I'm sorry to have to ask but I was un-able to find the answer. Do you use dry heat or oil and heat to straighten / bend Black Locusts? Thank you Ed
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Depends on how far you need to bend it. For just alignment, gentle recurves, or deflex/reflex level bending, just dry heat works fine. For sharp recurves I like to steam and have the heat gun ready to add some extra heat to walk the wood around te form. For me, black locust seems to take a bit more heat than Osage before it wants to move.
Kyle
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I always used direct heat for straightening and flipping the tips. works great using a heat gun. just stay back further than say osage because it scorches easier.
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I agree w/ cooncatcher. In fact w/ any wood I always use steam or boil for sharp curves.
Straightening, gentle curves, ect. dry heat works great.
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Thank you all for the information. Much appreciated. Ed
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I’m about to start posting some more on a black locust recurve in the bow trade thread. I used a mixture of dry heat and steam on this one. It’s starting with 2.5” reflex. I just started to flex it and am hoping to have it braced before I quit in the morning.
Kyle