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Offline DC

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Bent arrows
« on: November 04, 2015, 01:49:40 pm »
I made some shafts and got them nicely matched in spine and nice and straight. I stained and put a Varathane finish on them. It was a bit cold in the shop so I brought them in and stood them in front of the stove to dry. This morning they all have a beautiful curve >:( >:( Will this come out if I just leave them or do I have to straighten them?
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Bent arrows
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2015, 01:59:22 pm »
You will have to straighten them. What kind of shafts are they?
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Re: Bent arrows
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2015, 02:15:10 pm »
Western Hemlock. It's the first time I've used it so everything is new :)
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Bent arrows
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2015, 03:13:54 pm »
Were the shafts well seasoned? They shouldn't have bent otherwise just standing in front of the wood stove.
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Re: Bent arrows
« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2015, 03:21:19 pm »
The same thing crossed my mind but the 1/2 x 1/2 blanks sat in a hot box at 100 degrees for 2 weeks and never bent a bit. And they've been sitting for month since then.
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Offline PlanB

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Re: Bent arrows
« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2015, 09:31:15 pm »
I wonder if the varnish might have had something to do with it? Polyurethanes cure by absorption of moisture, and even dry wood has some, which would release on a hot side into the poly more than the cool side. Dunno, just a guess.

Seems like 1/2 square hemlock would dry very fast -- least the stuff I have does.
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Re: Bent arrows
« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2015, 10:00:04 pm »
I weighed it every day while it was in the hotbox. It took about 4-5 days to stabilize.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Bent arrows
« Reply #7 on: November 04, 2015, 11:21:47 pm »
Split that stuff out and set it aside for a year or two and I bet it will make much better arrows. Seasoned vs. dry!
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Re: Bent arrows
« Reply #8 on: November 04, 2015, 11:51:13 pm »
That's the plan. I was just anxious to try some. I was really pleased with how stable it seems to be. Even with fast drying there was no sign of warping.
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Offline bow101

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Re: Bent arrows
« Reply #9 on: November 06, 2015, 10:39:42 pm »
Dont know why you place your stuff near the wood stove.  I would never do that; much to dry and hot.   All my Gear is down stairs inside the house no problems with warping.   I have wall racks that hold about 35 arrows and the bows are hanging on a simple rack.  Its just my way keeps everything organized.
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Offline rover brewer

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Re: Bent arrows
« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2015, 07:34:48 am »
set those curved arrows aside they can be used for shooting around things . lol
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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: Bent arrows
« Reply #11 on: November 07, 2015, 09:04:45 am »
If you have a heat gun you can straighten them. I use a combination heat gun and a screwdriver shank rubbed on the high side of the bend. I heat straighten, let sit a day and correct any that try to go back with the screwdriver shank.
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Re: Bent arrows
« Reply #12 on: November 07, 2015, 12:54:45 pm »
It wasn't a wood stove, it's gas, not that hot, and I was in a hurry. Yah, that's a good excuse :)
it wasn't a big deal to straighten them, I just didn't want to straighten them and then have them straighten themselves. I used a screwdriver, no heat.
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Re: Bent arrows
« Reply #13 on: November 07, 2015, 04:26:13 pm »
something i learned, always lay your arrows flat, never lean them on anything. ever play billards or pool? lean a stick against a wall enough times and you end up with a bent stick. pool sticks are hard wood, solid and straight as a arrow when you buy them. lean them and you have nothing more than a very expensive 2 piece bow that dont work very well as such. ;)or put them in a hard case of some sorts {rawhide quiver maybe?} anyhow to the lean against a object flush with them. Tony
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