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Offline adb

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yew ELB
« on: December 15, 2008, 12:37:08 pm »
I just finished a yew ELB, 69" NTN, 50#@28". I think the wood must have been a bit wet, cuz it took 3.5" of set!! Can I use heat or steam to bring the set down? I was thinking of flipping the tips... is this a good or bad idea? It has buffalo horn nocks.
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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: yew ELB
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2008, 03:32:46 pm »
If you think the wood was wet strap it to a form with a little bit of reflex and let it dry.  Maybe a hot box for a few weeks. If it is green and you put dry heat to it, you will probably get some checking.  Steam might work, but I think the hot box is by far the best option.
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Offline OldBow

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Re: yew ELB
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2008, 04:49:00 pm »
Justin's advice is good. But why flip the tips? This is supposed to be an ELB
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Re: yew ELB
« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2008, 05:49:45 pm »
Hi,
I'm not talking about making it into a recurve, only reflexing the tips to bring it back to 0 string follow. A R/D ELB, if you will.
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Re: yew ELB
« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2008, 07:38:18 pm »
Quote from: adb on December 15, 2008, 05:49:45 pm
Hi,
I'm not talking about making it into a recurve, only reflexing the tips to bring it back to 0 string follow. A R/D ELB, if you will.

wouldnt doing that just make it a long bow,not an english style long bow?
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