Fire hardening bows

[bradsmith2010]

thanks Sleek,,
and thats a cool,, heating gizzmo,,thanks posting Willie

[willie]

Amazing what a photo can do

I almost forgot, that ugly can on the burner to the right goes inside the pot to diffuse the heat some.

is there a way to continue writing text in a post, after a pic has been attached?

[sleek]

Amazing what a photo can do

I almost forgot, that ugly can on the burner to the right goes inside the pot to diffuse the heat some.



is there a way to continue writing text in a post, after a pic has been attached?

There is a button on each post you make that says "Modify"..Click it and you are in business. Its in the upper right hand corner of your post, where it says , " quote modify delete".

[BowEd]

Heat is heat no matter what the source IMO.Pateince is patience doing it right during the process along with it.

[sleek]

Heat is heat no matter what the source IMO.Pateince is patience doing it right during the process along with it.

Yeah, but I think k Willie came up with an idea thats pretty darn noteworthy and should be published in PA

[Marc St Louis]

I've treated bows over coals several times over the years as well.  I've not seen any evidence that it does anything better than a good heat-treating with a heat gun.  It does give a more uniform colour on the belly though

[bradsmith2010]

yes but you  :)can cook a hot dog when your done with the bow,, there are advantages to the coals,,

[DC]

That is a slick idea Willie but you can't see what's happening. I would be constantly checking the colour. If you turned the end burners on low you could pre and post heat Did you have any trouble getting an even colour?

[BowEd]

Heat is heat no matter what the source IMO.Pateince is patience doing it right during the process along with it.

Yeah, but I think k Willie came up with an idea thats pretty darn noteworthy and should be published in PA

I straighten arrow shafts easily and very well with a mantle lamp.It'll light a cigarette in about 10 seconds.Holding it farther way slows the
heating and extends the length of area heated.Slick and quick.

[DC]

I've used a coal oil lamp like that. It does work well. And you don't need no lectricity

[willie]

That is a slick idea Willie but you can't see what's happening. I would be constantly checking the colour. If you turned the end burners on low you could pre and post heat

I keep it moving in a sawing motion and  twisting motion to peek at the color. Thanks for the preheating idea.

Did you have any trouble getting an even colour?

haven't used it on a bow yet, in fact I finished widening the slot a few minutes before I posted the pic.

[willie]

is there a way to continue writing text in a post, after a pic has been attached?

I can edit a post OK. My problem is I cannot see an attached photo in the editor, so any text I write usually appears before the attached photo in the thread. there must be a way to write something under the photo, as I have seen other threads with multiple photos with text in between.

[BowEd]

Probably spend the $30 on one of those silicone heating pads

this worked well with arrows and darts so I widened the slot for my next bow.

I can see how that would do a nice even job.Have to keep checking though.

[DC]

is there a way to continue writing text in a post, after a pic has been attached?

I can edit a post OK. My problem is I cannot see an attached photo in the editor, so any text I write usually appears before the attached photo in the thread. there must be a way to write something under the photo, as I have seen other threads with multiple photos with text in between.

I haven't been able to get around that either. Writing on top, pics on the bottom. I think the guys that write in between pictures are using a picture hosting site. They type in whatever magic they need and the picture goes right there. Then they can continue writing. I may be wrong, I'm real good at that

[Marc St Louis]

If you use a photo hosting site like Imgur then you can add text anywhere you want, between pics or after