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Offline DC

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Steaming backing
« on: February 08, 2015, 06:59:38 pm »
Has anyone tried to use nylon strapping(seat belt stuff) instead of a metal strip to back recurves when you're steam bending them?
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Offline Dances with squirrels

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Re: Steaming backing
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2015, 07:28:31 pm »
I actually know a guy that backed a bow with a seatbelt. Does that count?
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Offline PatM

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Re: Steaming backing
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2015, 07:47:03 pm »
Quote from: DC on February 08, 2015, 06:59:38 pm
Has anyone tried to use nylon strapping(seat belt stuff) instead of a metal strip to back recurves when you're steam bending them?

 The strap  has to have no stretch in order to work.
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