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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Del the cat on October 27, 2022, 03:16:58 pm

Title: Del's Daft Idea?
Post by: Del the cat on October 27, 2022, 03:16:58 pm

I'm messing about with a scruffy small branche of landscape Yew, it's full of knots, but has some potential.
It's just for fun to see what I can achieve. The limbs will be faily wide and flat, but there is a harsh bend at one tip.
The easy fix is to narrow the handle and do a sideways bend there to line up tips and grip... too easy, and we've all done it before.  >:D
Sooooo, I had this whacky idea, saw/split down the tip along to where the bend starts. (see pic)
That will make it easier to bend the tip sidways :)
Put a load of lue in the split and heave it over sideways. Alternativley, stean and bend (the two sides of the split will move easier than if it wasn't split). Then glue it.
What does the team think?
Del
(PS the Yew is rather iffy about the idea ;) )

Title: Re: Del's Daft Idea?
Post by: Hamish on October 27, 2022, 06:29:37 pm

 If you use the split/saw, glue method, it will still be under a lot of tension(like a perry reflex, but sideways) and it might cause issues whilst tillering.

Heat/ steam bending might be a better option(either with or without a kerf).

If anyone can make it work, you can Del. (-P

Title: Re: Del's Daft Idea?
Post by: simk on October 28, 2022, 03:57:16 am

sounds doable  :)

Title: Re: Del's Daft Idea?
Post by: Jim Davis on October 28, 2022, 01:12:23 pm

Saw, steam, glue.

Title: Re: Del's Daft Idea?
Post by: Del the cat on October 29, 2022, 04:19:58 am

I chickened out and bent it at the grip... it was just simpler.
If necesity is the mother of invention, then laziness is probably the father!
Del