has anyone set a deflex in the handle this way?

[Aussie Yeoman]

I'm thinking about different way to achieve deflex without steaming or splicing. Especially those ways that are easier to accomplish/lesss fiddly. Of course it's possible to just bend it over a form, but where the stave is too thick to bend  around that much of a radius, perhaps there are other ways.

This idea came to me late at night. Has anyone tried it? If so, how'd it work out?

Any other clever ways people have used?

[Selfbowman]

Did this with dry heat.

[Selfbowman]

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[Aussie Yeoman]

Noice. Did you put pin through it or was the glue enough?

I've done something pretty much exactly the same with a project that's still on the 'to finish' shelf.

[Selfbowman]

Smooth on epoxy. I used the nose on my sander to even it out. Takes some time to get the glue joints tight.

[Pappy]

Cool Arvin, never thought about doing it that way, by the way your work bench looks about like mine.
 Pappy

[Selfbowman]

You mean crap everywhere.🤠🤠🤠I actually cleaned mine a couple days ago. Spring cleaning I guess.🤠

[Selfbowman]

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[Mad Max]

Years ago at MoJam we dry heat bent a handle 1-1/2" thick for a R/D bow, slowly 
Takes a while to get it hot all the way threw.

[Selfbowman]

I e done it that way but i scorched it . Still structurally strong just ugly.

[Mad Max]

I e done it that way but i scorched it . Still structurally strong just ugly.

 

[Badger]

   Aussie, I did something very similar to yours a couple of times but my cuts were straight and I had to fit them with a tapered insert. If I ever do it again I will do it your way so inserts are not needed.