Reflexing after or before tillering

[Woodely]

Generally speaking most reflexing is done before the tillering stage.  If a bow is almost finished in the tillering stage could you still do some minor steam or heat bending,    I'm talking maybe a bow taking no set or very little like 3/8".   THe wood fibres would not be overly stretched in the sense.

[DC]

Yup

[PatM]

Many people heat treat before,  during and after tillering.

[SLIMBOB]

I’ll reheat as many times as needed. Before, during and after as Pat said.

[Woodely]

Wasn't really referring to heat treating so much as asking bout adding reflex to a bows tips etc.

[Badger]

  I am usually well into the tillering stage before I heat treat or reflex.

[SLIMBOB]

I should have been more clear...I will add reflex by heating the bow through out the build, until it’s like I want it. I heated the sinew backed bow today to tweak the alignment and reflex. I didn’t carry the sinew onto the curves. I wrapped the sinew in foil and heated. That bow is an illustration of my point.