So.... thats what I did.
I applyed some oil on the belly and heated it over my stove. then I clamped it on the form again.
After a few hours I took it out of the form and it kept that nice added reflex. Upper limb is still bending a
bit more then the lower but that my positive tiller since the arrow shelf is about 3/4" above center.
Bow feels like it gained a bit of early DW, although I need to shoot it to be sure it really helped.
This is not the first time I`m successfully heat bent ipe, so it can be done despite what everyone say.
It`s not perfect but I`m going to call this one done. I`ll take what I`ve learned from this build and apply it to my next takedown. This build tured out to be fun, I`m sure I`ll want to try again... maybe I`ll make my kids new takedown bows....
Anyway, thank for the help guy. You`r all great!
Here are some pics...(FD pic will hopefully come tomorow)
unbraced (before heat bending):
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Jm0ZL4vq6dr4F-CyqpgBp_JsREkrNC_TnBadsON3Xd16Nmvwj9Gw_MC5JB-jshYLUPWitzPpT95Ber7KsF3G9X4APyQsLmahFNtcrn-t2Ry7bxT0YbWPBJ6GWGDvTuIxV1ZyE_larJGb2DOHVg3cn5ydlQ36ewQGxZt_RaVGmx73Iwnsyh3QTCvJJm7Dp7kJkYyUScWJClXT3LmvmeksrDLf-DjHIK5q9N_rk6OAAEYncpH7y0k1RiUjt0I1p84xx3dTaBU0oJHiPjRM0H25uJh25yWmU00H97m4w57xvdCzez_UlyfzBpbU9VWd4TgUqJrS4VcZ5a6Y5K4FjDfS8M-meDo-EPvLooWC9IFTMDNWJt5lDKefRUTcx1MSZHmWgO7KuOMFO5pNS2oX_590bl9h9i8Cw8ADiqTF-T4cRt3TTia9ungG7UPdnCC2vFOqYjSPPiN-kn0Bm2AZ5VQFhluNGbgFSUW2taAg6AcO4e4_dcjOvxR47yrd5bDogz9tRVyJ6P2VEMVGVhoChUpe-A24yO1cA9UtzzkvjEwDWKfHqh4bVeQHk7nLRVOeAVfZw3GI=w1144-h643-no)
Braced (before heat bending):
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/QyShdaWh7WO6q6xQQuh1VwgV7HRnT8IzaIhiziyOljbbP50M9UoxBKAWeDfeSY66-TNZulJVM-GqJXngNqdWDoW2JjT2KPeqNltytAYxYw7Xh9MuDz9vSpr4iXP7vsyspSwBUfHI_VsnpnxtLsLh_fLGkPO475foGCycwHGEBnnwzudMzNs7qd8OAuOHJiIzGRcMcD5V8pbjW7EpTO0nPo3pgrd-DaOi1dlqGEgX5YdsjalcpBXN-gFrcFgiktVy2QgDYkpWLfW1hK-ZvPEKRuTknM2YrgMQCucemO_O3CzaLjJaK98wpMW6Gxr7PGsGl_AG7Ay0u--3atmTkq_K_-ulwhGLj2fwx47u7Qicq2T_a8Y1anzCdksD8zCLMafx8Zh-NsSNZN265VNbv5599EPZXlRQfx09OyxDEmcOwIE3pUAJQpO886ZpqMc3W5HgfaSfzl4yIFHhS8Y-uGE8KSGMBvTP4Lppv6uRJkCxktIjgaHu4sX2By6k6Y3hrD-yNXGOPOdUXXhurTdbje9XBjoLffvSNDoPVk0DHioYhbXQmfhqxGtxoo8JkPQvWKTZZY-u=w362-h643-no)
Unbraced (after heat bending):
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/2SdvyeXBSjwZTNmzi70dr0n8wWxP06J61Czyco0PPtY5ZB-2fzoYwvsVazEN6ixWpTmc3sjLr2DMXTW7Tx3uBpGfz7BdcPIaX5ED9Yq5fqRLCR5rU5Hjjx4zoTjw-Bn2z-OBptw6YUuZ5aSFsEOH83I4iSdjEWxcOfwqBb2QeIIC_Ar15jqYJngArNcScabKWMmgN0mtH3PUXgdYT95GAOZAq65K5F0VNPLM7YOuzvsqEamQpKUj1CCuG-GbUVRQUxxiK8zMjdEBgyZDFKb6P_f-0eIy-VwNmcWj2T1nh-EkLAb8wxVjgVSS8-hi2f3LWe_6YUwuhBj2A4qtZZ1v64dEnSjmtKhT3yqBaxZ_yoOu8MS7dr8hry177FezH91FhEYOoZWLq5rhtNYzN7Gw7gcmqXIlczlw4depVe4ObYs-02YlIhiHrAR5UUr0KWQLn2Ndx8qerEGsPYjgdSR1P3YIfUwAXo-14Sf2k6yQuFlU3CWIEqgws4BAThCFxSlNy1TFssf-svymCzrmkZpbOCO0BAEeV6T-O_Y1_teP7WMF2KBSKi0d3_BO4njUmnR9MSl1=w1144-h643-no)
Braced (after heat bending):
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Xgph29UJfTxRd0dwSYcfVUhPhXXvwHaN2Lpg_AgfxFGQ2ut-2qKQCaZDQ8Tmt50N4l_Z9AwIIkTs9dPQFzm6d8m4nTQfC8mEjjeA_MX3p1_fBkCv9VaQbE0hmypC6YZx-9RqokclsFyi7Y_K3vr_JnSZ68EY8WvQ9xldZ0seBZ4ohqR_RzpvGia6q9hFFWh05Dv0jacFW3pGzK_dxFtWebx58S_9hjthV0ggkTBSiqQ7Isa0VsLkT9kho9W4a_wn67qcJbI2GtGJz8qSEA38UhiNr-SoXBpqViSq0xUCDQ-zlEDUzSOH-12FgMCCAd1hfyD7kF2xnDkBMm36PyYe06aVJ_4Z9NUw4gjza7wSeJLf8trDplgwMvTVK_Nog26rk8-buyZ1JN-TG63y86twk8dThcRcbGZLjoaHRdP9jZ1tDWlP91aDcJyVaj8Gsk74W3w5IoR4yEpOXvxtMoOco-hc_LGB1JPKOIfhwXWw8ql4n4dDhezuLFA4gLSW8mEyx8FUsGPi9K5UT3z558TGXNH_CjeOTuqyRNh4FayKdTpGpl2dQgeylQuuPGd4wTDg_McA=w362-h643-no)