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Offline Boofus

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I got a boomerang for a stave.
« on: February 21, 2021, 12:50:26 am »
I have a piece of yew that I wanted to make into a longbow. But this thing is a boomerang! Can yew withstand lateral straightening with steam?
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bownarra

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Re: I got a boomerang for a stave.
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2021, 02:23:57 am »
Yes yew will bend like butter :) Just make sure its hot enough with the heat well soaked in.
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: I got a boomerang for a stave.
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2021, 02:02:30 pm »
I think you also would want to clamp solid to cure or straighten gradually, but I am not really experienced at steaming.
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Offline elijahjmhutchinson

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Re: I got a boomerang for a stave.
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2021, 12:19:01 am »
No sweat bro. Just get the wood worked down to a reasonable amount and steam bend it. If you want to be super fancy about it, some dudes cut a "c" shape along the length of a 2X4 and clamp it.
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Offline Hamish

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Re: I got a boomerang for a stave.
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2021, 05:46:40 pm »
yewmerang.
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