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Title: how long do you wait to lock in a recurve
Post by: bradsmith2010 on October 31, 2018, 05:36:11 pm

I am working on a  recurve, I just made the bend, and want to lock it in with dry heat,, how long do I wait,,  :)

Title: Re: how long do you wait to lock in a recurve
Post by: Pat B on October 31, 2018, 05:44:35 pm

Brad, I give them 24 hours or at least over night. Others do a shorter time but I'd rather be sure the recurved don't come out.

Title: Re: how long do you wait to lock in a recurve
Post by: Marc St Louis on October 31, 2018, 05:46:28 pm

I only wait till it's cold then lock it in

Title: Re: how long do you wait to lock in a recurve
Post by: bradsmith2010 on October 31, 2018, 05:52:32 pm

thanks guys,, I will do my best,, havent made a recurve in a long time,,

Title: Re: how long do you wait to lock in a recurve
Post by: Danzn Bar on October 31, 2018, 06:28:23 pm

Yep Cold or room temp....
DBar

Title: Re: how long do you wait to lock in a recurve
Post by: ohma2 on November 01, 2018, 11:13:32 am

Me too cold to the touch and its ready.

Title: Re: how long do you wait to lock in a recurve
Post by: bradsmith2010 on November 01, 2018, 11:56:33 am

thanks guys,, I was thinking about it,, and I have not made a recurve like this for about 20 years,, I got so carried away seeing what I could do with the straight tip bows,, I have made some slightly flipped,, but this one is based off a bow I made 20 plus years ago,, one of my favorite bows,, I dry fired it and it broke in two,, I hope to apply some of the things I have learned from you guys and hopefully get a new favorite bow,,thanks for the input,, (-S

Title: Re: how long do you wait to lock in a recurve
Post by: Badger on November 01, 2018, 12:33:24 pm

   I have always had trouble with steamed yew recurves pulling out on me. Not all the way but more than I wanted.

Title: Re: how long do you wait to lock in a recurve
Post by: bradsmith2010 on November 01, 2018, 12:35:45 pm

I am mentally prepared for some of this to pull out,, I am not going to put an underlay,, I will just let it do what it wants to do,,, I am gonna pull the whole bow into reflex,, so hopeing it will maintain a nice profile,, with sinew on it,,

Title: Re: how long do you wait to lock in a recurve
Post by: rps3 on November 01, 2018, 03:04:22 pm

I never locked in a recurve with dry heat before. Of course I leave the curved area thicker so it doesnt pull out. Do you guys who do so feel that it allows you to remove much more wood from that area?

Title: Re: how long do you wait to lock in a recurve
Post by: bradsmith2010 on November 01, 2018, 04:01:39 pm

rps3,, I am pretty sure that is one of the reasons for doing so,, but I am still learning

Title: Re: how long do you wait to lock in a recurve
Post by: leonwood on November 01, 2018, 04:12:47 pm

Wi

Quote from: Badger on November 01, 2018, 12:33:24 pm

   I have always had trouble with steamed yew recurves pulling out on me. Not all the way but more than I wanted.

Did you give the a dry heat treatment after you steamed them? I found that with yew they don’t hold well when I only cook them. I boil my yew recurve and heat it with the heat gun at close range for about ten minutes the next day. On my last two yew recurves they hold their shape perfectly.

Title: Re: how long do you wait to lock in a recurve
Post by: bradsmith2010 on November 02, 2018, 12:14:11 pm

Leonwood,, do you leave it clampes down when you heat it,,to set it,,??