Question about side to side heat adjustments.

[Vgo750]

Hello all,  I have this Osage stave that needs a pretty good side adjustment to bring it in line.  Below is the rig I tried to use to get some movement in the limbs.  Now I have personally done similar methods and have seen videos where prop twist or thin flipped tips will move with minimal (like 3-4 minutes) heat and some weight on the end and you can just watch the stave move.  I heated the circled area for a solid 12 minutes and got no sideways movement.  I had, I dunno how much weight, 4 clamps in the bucket for weight.  Is the reason because there is so much limb width (1.5”) that it needs steam or just more dry heat to get movement?

[Eric Krewson]

You are trying to bend too much limb. I put a post on my work bench to isolate the area I want to bend. I also put up to 50# of lead in my bucket if I am heating thick stuff, 25# is usually enough.

You could put a block of wood right up against the area you want to bend to support and isolate the area you want to bend.

[ntvbowyer1969]

First step is to get the wood as thin as you can. Get it close to the size/thickness its going to be. For side bending my bow for lining up tips i do not like the weight method. You will have more precise line ups if you heat ,place in vice and just use your hands to bend it straight. I heat the spot to be bent,i then clamp a string to my center line on one side of the stave. I then place in vice and stand at end of stave looking down towards the other end where string is attached. I hold the string on my center line where i am standing and pull the bow side ways until your string runs down center as close as possible. I do all this with the back facing up so i can see my lines on shape lay out.

[Pat B]

I'd wait and brace the bow first. Looking at the "S" shape of the stave the string might track right over the handle so you won't have to straighten it.

[George Tsoukalas]

I usually wait until I am done floor tillering.

http://traditionalarchery101.com/fixtwist.html

Jawge

[burchett.donald]

  +2 on what PatB said...
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