D bow?

[Swamp Thang]

Should the belly be rounded or flat?

[SLIMBOB]

I'm a flat belly guy.  "Flat Bow", flat belly. 

[Swamp Thang]

Oh yeah! Sounds great had a hang up shaped it and started thinning the limbs. Guess it had some moisture left in it because today it was perfectly straight 3/4 of the way still but deflexed at the end of the bow. Put some heat to it straightened it. Should I leave it alone or just heat it up and drive the moisture out....assuming it is moisture.

[SLIMBOB]

It's still losing moisture.  Heating it may cause it to split.  I would let it dry a bit longer.  Strap it down to a 2x4 to keep it from moving on you.  At the size you have it, it should dry pretty quickly.  I just don't like to rush them into a bow and I rarely have to as I have seasoned wood around.

[Swamp Thang]

I thought It would be seasoned enough I'm not a patient man unless it's for my son who's currently climbing on me or archery. It's been sitting there for a year.... Ba humbug. Okay I'll leave it alone .... right after I sand it smooth 

[DC]

If it's normally more than 65-70% RH where you live it will never get dry enough. It has to be in about 50% RH until it stops losing weight.

http://www.csgnetwork.com/emctablecalc.html

[SLIMBOB]

Even after a year, as a full stave, it can have moisture in it, especially internal near the center.  I assume you just took it down to bow blank size.  It will lose excess moisture now pretty rapidly, assuming it's kept in dry conditions.  Watch it once you get it bending at floor tiller.  If it takes any set then, leave it a while and let it dry some more.  If you see no set at that point, continue on.

[bradsmith2010]

what do you think about putting it in a very low heat box or in front of a fan,,

[Swamp Thang]

I live in SE TX it stays humid almost year around : / don't have the money to build a heat box but I do have a fan.

[Swamp Thang]

Well couldn't wait strung it to check the tiller stiff on one lumb need the tips to bend a lil more. What kinda brace should I have on it?

[Swamp Thang]

And it had about an inch and a half set but now it's straight???

[Swamp Thang]

Haven't weighed it yet but.....

[SLIMBOB]

Brace looks good.

[Swamp Thang]

It's stiff on the lower limb just a lil to much I'll be taking it down a tad. Question, hoping to pick up the poundage a tad recurve the tips or pike it an inch or so....both?

[SLIMBOB]

Basic rule of thumb....Minimum bow length is draw length X 2 for a bendy handle.  So a 58 inch bendy handle bow can go to 29 inches.  Safer imo to add 10 percent to that...so that 58 inch bow can be drawn to 26 inches (26 X 2 = 52 + 5.8 inches (10 percent) = 58 inches).  So cutting an inch off is not advised if you are shooting for anymore than 26 inch draw.  It looks to me as though your tips are working.  Flipping them a bit is fine. May induce set depending on draw length and quality of the tiller.  Give it a try. A bit of reflex will increase the draw weight, but it will increase the strain on it as well.  Its just sliver so give her a try.