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Offline burchett.donald

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Tip Alignment
« on: March 15, 2014, 12:38:01 pm »
  Wrestled with the heat gun this morning trying to align my tips...Got it on the first shot :o  The caul has 3" reflex and the bow kept 2" after cool down...I was a happy camper after unclamping...Here's some pics of some snakey Sage...
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Offline half eye

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Re: Tip Alignment
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2014, 02:06:12 pm »
Dang Don, you got that bad boy whipped into shape...ya know ya got to "skin" that baby right? Nice job so far, sir.
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Offline Hrothgar

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Re: Tip Alignment
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2014, 02:22:45 pm »
Looking real good!
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Offline H Rhodes

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Re: Tip Alignment
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2014, 02:27:08 pm »
You are doing some snake charming on that bad boy. 
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Tip Alignment
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2014, 03:24:49 pm »
You won't really be able to tell how the string tracks until you brace the bow.
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Tip Alignment
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2014, 04:46:05 pm »
Looking like a nice bow shaping up there Don. Just came back from the shop after dealing with the same issue on a similar looking osage as yours. Thought I had mine whooped until I low braced it for the first time, steamed the handle and clamped it up again.
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: Tip Alignment
« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2014, 06:01:54 pm »
  Rich, I waited to skin it after clamping, didn't want to risk crushing a spot on the ring...Got half this morning and will do the other tonight...I do use pine on my caul because it's soft...
  Thanks Hrothgar
   Howard, It was a fight and I won round one ;)
   Pat and Greg, You guys are correct, after brace they can bend into all kinds of wonky shapes, keeping my fingers crossed and may have to coax it again. When I started making bows low brace got me the first time after stringing and one limb bent like a banana and the other was straight !!! Lol, never forgot that one, I know my face went crazy...Wish me luck, she's 65 at nock holes, 66 ttt.
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Offline Ink

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Re: Tip Alignment
« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2014, 11:35:19 pm »
looks like yours is coming along nicely. I'll be watching this one to see how it turns out.
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Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: Tip Alignment
« Reply #8 on: March 16, 2014, 09:52:42 am »
What some people fail to realize is that sometimes it's easier to bring the tips into alignment by simply adding some, or a bit more, sideways bend at the tips.  In the case of a straight bow you're adding a bit of character and in the case of a snaky bow a bit more character.
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