any of yall ever do this

[Newindian]

When I first started Making bows all I had to dry heat my bows was a cheapo heat gun. I rarely got wood to move much with it. Since then I use a space heater I just clamp the bow onto the form ,to keep it from moving, set the heater an inch or two away and leave it for about half an hour ( or untill I remember it  )    since then it's been very easy for me ,recurves and such are no problem.

[Roy]

Can't say as I have. Ya can buy a decent heat gun for $20.00. 

[Zion]

I just use a wood stove or a fire 

[dwardo]

My heat-gun revelation was making a stand to hold the gun. So much easier and increases patience no end.

[osage outlaw]

I have put a bow in front of a space heater to pre-warm it before I put it on the form to bend it.

[sadiejane]

I just use a wood stove or a fire 

same here
have not yet been able to have consistency with a heat gun.
love working bows over the fire

[burn em up chuck]

    when I took John Strunks class thats what we used on 2 bows. except he heated the wood w/heater before
  placing in form. I don't think it matters which order heating is done as long as the bend is conservative.     
  otherwise I would ere on the safe side and heat then clamp.

                                                                                         chuck

[Onebowonder]

The guy that first taught me to work bows showed us a setup he used for heat bending work.  It was two five foot long space heaters that faced eachother with an insulated hardy board box and lid around them.  He could pull a piece of Osage out of that thing and tie it into a big pretzel knot!

OneBow