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Offline snedeker

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Re: Heat Treated Hickory
« Reply #15 on: June 11, 2007, 12:45:59 pm »
Mighty nice.  How much reflex didi you start with?

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Offline Kegan

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Re: Heat Treated Hickory
« Reply #16 on: June 11, 2007, 02:49:19 pm »
Nugget- I'm not that experienced in it, so you'll have to ask one of the guys that really know what they're tlaking about, but you can heat in a reflex. I tried it a little byt string the bow backwards a little. I believe that Gordan uses this method (but I'm not sure) and I know Tpoof heated in a recurve in a small elm recurve.

Dave- None- it was straight. It still hasn't taken any more set. Hence my suprise at the power of heat treating :o.

Offline nugget

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Re: Heat Treated Hickory
« Reply #17 on: June 11, 2007, 03:31:04 pm »
Thanks . I will try it. I have a hickory bow in process right now.
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