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Offline sieddy

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Steam bending tempered wood?
« on: February 15, 2016, 09:10:54 am »
Hi all i'm getting there with a new yew bow but I'm unhappy with the side profile of one of the tips. I steamed a bit of recurve into both tips then tempered the bends with a heat gun. One end has a much more pronounced bend then the other so I want to repeat the process on the straighter tip. Is it ok to try and steam and bend the wood given that its been toasted to a dark brown colour? Thanks  :)
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Re: Steam bending tempered wood?
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2016, 09:16:26 am »
Sure, go for it. Use dry heat again if you want to.
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Re: Steam bending tempered wood?
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2016, 09:50:06 am »
Cheers Chris  :)
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Offline Springbuck

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Re: Steam bending tempered wood?
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2016, 09:58:10 am »
  Yeah, I would do as Pearl says.  Get it gently back in the form and go with dry heat.   Tempered wood is a little more vulnerable (less flexible) but small changes can still be made.
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