Maple bending methods - Advice Needed !!!

[barebo]

I have a really nice Hard Maple all roughed out. It has close to 3" of natural reflex. The upper limb has about 20 degrees of twist.
I really wanted to make a recurve - my first, but wonder if boiling the tips would straighten out the twist after being clamped in the form ?? Would it be better / safer to just use dry heat, and flip the tips a few inches, and straighten the twist and call it good??
I know that recurves need near perfect string alignment, and this one is enough out of whack that I don't know if it's worth ruining a really nice stave for a maybe. What do you think It's 69" overall.

[Barrage]

I've done a lot of steaming on hard maple with good success.  Dry heat will work too, although if it's a more severe bend I would stick with steam.

Dry heat will work really well for adjusting your string alignment.

[bambule]

Yeah, like Barrage said. Maple is nice for heat treating but recurves better with steam. A little flipped tips could be done with dry heat but real recurves not - the wood will break.

[barebo]

Thanks guys - I think that I'll resist my "recurve urge" and just flip the tips a bit. I think it's just not a true enough stave for a 'curve.