Author Topic: Is heat needed??? (Read 2008 times)

CodyCoyote · « **on:** August 06, 2009, 11:21:48 am »

I built a jig for a reflex deflex style bows, is some source of heat needed to get the proper bend in the limbs?

Cody

Pappy · « **Reply #1 on:** August 06, 2009, 11:27:33 am »

What kind of wood,and how old is the wood ?

Pappy

CodyCoyote · « **Reply #2 on:** August 06, 2009, 11:33:09 am »

Walnut, about 15 years old.

Pappy · « **Reply #3 on:** August 06, 2009, 12:15:46 pm »

Never done Walnut that old but my guess would be rub it down with cooking oil and dry heat.I use a heat gun for that.

Someone will probably chime in that has worked with Old Walnut.Are you making a selfbow or a backed bow ?
Pappy

CodyCoyote · « **Reply #4 on:** August 06, 2009, 12:20:59 pm »

A backed bow.

yazoo · « **Reply #5 on:** August 06, 2009, 12:44:52 pm »

walnut that old tends to be brittle go slow and be careful

CodyCoyote · « **Reply #6 on:** August 06, 2009, 01:12:23 pm »

What can i use as heat? Will a hair dryer work?

Hillbilly · « **Reply #7 on:** August 06, 2009, 01:17:14 pm »

If you're making a backed bow, you can glue the R/D in without heat, but your core will have to be thin and flexible enough to bend easily without breaking.

Primitive Archer