HHB Flatbow

[Marc St Louis]

Very nice work Marc.Sweet lines on that bow.I was wondering what's the average amount of time yet you let a bow rehydrate after heat treating?

No idea what the average would be but I let them sit for at least 24 hours before I start working on them

[PEARL DRUMS]

You know you are doing everything right when you can take a piece of HHB and make it stand straight like that at 64" ntn. Good work, Marc.

[DC]

Good job Marc.

[Hawkdancer]

Nice!  At 400#, the sorting should hold up!  With 2 reworked shoulders and hands, I am also in the "easy draw weight" group, not that age doesn't play a part, too! 
Hawkdancer

[BowEd]

Very nice work Marc.Sweet lines on that bow.I was wondering what's the average amount of time yet you let a bow rehydrate after heat treating?

No idea what the average would be but I let them sit for at least 24 hours before I start working on them

Thanks....Taking in for granted this heat treating is done with most success with woods that are overly tension strong on their own,by saying an average I meant nowadays for yourself.In the past I thought it was longer.Knowing that it's the outside surfaces doing all or most of the work I suppose at least a couple days would be ok to wait.Factors of how strong a heat treatment or dark must be taken into account also.
I know in stiff areas of a bow like the tips just a couple of hours can be ok.
I'm superstitious though.I just did one on the full length of both limbs.I'm going to wait at least a week yet.

[Santanasaur]

Very elegant bow with some serious stage presence. Cambium streaks look really nice with the yellow handle.  Impressive keeping so much reflex despite the tricky knot limb. Nice one, I really like hhb

[Marc St Louis]

The time I wait does depend on the RH.  If it's really dry I might wait a couple days

I lightly brushed the back with a small brass wire brush and water to take the cambium off.  Worked well

[Will B]

That is a Great looking bow!  I love the unbraced profile and your tillering is always spot on. Thanks for posting this.

[Pappy]

Nice bow, got to love HHB.
 Pappy

[Marc St Louis]

Thanks guys