Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Fox on March 02, 2021, 11:55:28 am

Title: Recurves, wiggles, and heat....
Post by: Fox on March 02, 2021, 11:55:28 am

Okay... so bow I’m working on I’m thinking about putting some curves on it, but it has a big wiggle at the tip. So would I take the wiggle out and then curve it? But then the wiggle will come back from the steam right ? So how do you all go about this?

Title: Re: Recurves, wiggles, and heat....
Post by: simk on March 02, 2021, 12:28:47 pm

Usually for recurving you want flawless grain. Everything else is risky. A pic would help to really answer your question.  ;)

Title: Re: Recurves, wiggles, and heat....
Post by: Fox on March 02, 2021, 02:54:08 pm

I’ll post pics I a bit... I followed the grain. Do you mean you normally want there to be no wiggles in the stave for recurves?

Title: Re: Recurves, wiggles, and heat....
Post by: bradsmith2010 on March 02, 2021, 03:12:27 pm

yes Fox,, maybe leave that as is,,, and use a more suitable stave for recurve, no need to make it hard on yourself

Title: Re: Recurves, wiggles, and heat....
Post by: Fox on March 02, 2021, 03:17:18 pm

Okay thanks  :)

Sometimes I just need someone too reel in my ideas, so I don’t make it more difficult then it needs to be  ;D