Straightening Arrows

[DC]

I'm doing the first straightening on some Ocean Spray shoots that I collected in the spring. All the instructions I have received say to straighten them a bit at a time, letting them cool between sessions. Is there a problem with them springing back to their original shape when you heat them the second time? I know there is with bows, I'm not sure about arrows, being thinner and all.

[Pat B]

If you don't let them cool first the shoots is apt to loose the straightening you just put in.
 I will start with the 2 or 3 worst bends, heat and straighten them and set it aside to cool and get the next one. If you do this with 5 to 10 shoots the first ones probably have cooled enough to go after the next crooks with the heat. You can feel if the shoots are cool.

[George Tsoukalas]

My goal is to not need heat. I unbundle them every few days and straighten. Eventually the changes register...maybe in a week.
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