Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: possum on September 25, 2008, 03:20:21 pm
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I have a bamboo backed osage stave I'm beginning to tiller. It has a good reflex but one limb doesn't match the other toward the tip. About 8-10" from the tip it deflexes slightly. Is it safe to heat and bend it to match the other limb? And if it is should I use a heat gun or steam? It is glued on with TBII.
possum
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If the glue reaches 150deg(F) it will let go. Before glue up would be the time for that kind of repair. I would just go with it and try to visualize even bending with the tips of both limbs as I tiller. Pat
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The osage was straight when I glued it up and I clamped it down into some reflex. I guess I missed that end when I was looking her over. :-[ All the reflex was induced in the gluing operation. One part didn't bend... oh well. We'll see what we can do with it. Thanks.
possum