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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: How to heat bend handle section?
« Reply #15 on: January 24, 2015, 09:25:43 pm »
Not too bad, may need a little adjustment. Patrick
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Offline steve b.

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Re: How to heat bend handle section?
« Reply #16 on: January 25, 2015, 12:18:05 am »
yes, otherwise it will be difficult to pull without it rolling in the bow hand.  Its a good candidate for a little movement so the string lines up better along that lower limb.
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Offline Thunder

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Re: How to heat bend handle section?
« Reply #17 on: January 25, 2015, 12:26:04 am »
I'd try to get the string centered with the bottom limb a little more, you'll still be close to center shot.
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Offline Fred Arnold

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Re: How to heat bend handle section?
« Reply #18 on: January 25, 2015, 01:27:22 am »
Looks good and you won't have to bring it over that far. Here's one I finished up last August  for a little 5 yr old. She's Hailey's bow, a present from her Granma Jackie.
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Offline paulsemp

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Re: How to heat bend handle section?
« Reply #19 on: January 25, 2015, 01:42:55 am »
moving the tips over maybe a little easier than messing with that natural kink. every time I've ever left it like that the string always nails my arm
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Offline GB

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Re: How to heat bend handle section?
« Reply #20 on: January 25, 2015, 03:26:30 am »
Last summer I made one from a stave that had a natural kink in the center, 'tho not as much as yours.  I absolutely love the way it shoots having the arrow closer to center and it doesn't twist in my hand at all.





Hailey's bow looks very cool, Fred.
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Re: How to heat bend handle section?
« Reply #21 on: January 25, 2015, 08:47:10 am »
Wait a minute....has it been up to at least a 4" brace? Maybe its an illusion I'm seeing but it barely looks braced if not at all. If that's the case he won't know till the limbs are bent slaved to the string. Plus the string at the bottom is over to the offending side and he also has room to move the string over a smidgen by just removing some wood on one side at the nocks. Get the brace up higher and remove wood at the nocks first before deciding you have to make a heat correction. Maybe you do,and maybe ya don't. It'll be close.
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