Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: IndianKid on March 22, 2015, 02:03:26 pm
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So the weather is getting better and threw the string on my last build,
so looking forward to shooting it ...
well something moved, after a bunch of coats with tru oil
and now the string at brace is like 2, maybe 3" to the left
at brace :(
So my question, has anyone used a heat gun after tru oil
or will i need to sand off finish ?
I figure a tiny bend at the handle would fix me up nice, but
didn't know if I had to sand down the finish 1st...
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I haven't done it with Tru Oil, but I've done heat corrections after putting Watco Satin Wax finish on a bow. It worked fine, but I dialed the heat down one setting. Had to be careful not to scorch the finish.
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You should scrape the Tru-Oil off the area to be heated before you heat it. Tru-Oil is easy to repair by hitting that area with 0000 steel wool then add more Tru-Oil.
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guess i will take a better look at it and see where the movement happened
before I decide how to fix.. stay tuned, there's a 99% chance that I
will be looking for a little wisdom. ...
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Your string alignment moving 2"-3" after you finished the bow doesn't sound good at all. Messing up the tru oil finish might be the least of your worries.
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The stave couldn't have been dry. Next time make super sure it's dry.
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Your 100% right, I kinda new it needed to dry a tad more...
problem was i couldn't stop fiddling with it...
Kept saying well, I come this far might as well go a hair more
and before I knew it, well.. im sure you know ;D
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Patience grasshopper! ;)