Deflexing a Stave

[simk]

Another try...

[simk]

more pics

[DC]

Neat idea. The square ends of the insert kinda bother me but it's all in compression I suppose. I wonder if a hand shocky bow would crack one of those butt joints. Just speculating though. Good job.

[PatM]

  Better to do a  rounded scoop out of the area and then fill it with a crescent.

[DC]

Wouldn't that have a tendency to pop out, like a pip squeezed between your fingers. I realise it's unlikely and probably wouldn't happen, just thinking out loud.

[PatM]

  Not with proper gluing technique and the right glue.

[bushboy]

Very cool idea!love it when people try new things!I have been thinking about something similar.cutting a small v in the handle,use some heat to almost close the gap ,add glue and mechanically make the bond.maybe a thin veener over the joint would add some sercurity.just my thoughts?my crappy drawing!lol!

[DC]

I think I may try something like what Pat mentioned. I've got an Ocean Spray stave with too much reflex. I think a "V" would cause too much localised pressure/stretching. All the stretch would be concentrated right opposite the point of the "V". I'm thinking much like Simk but with rounded corners. I guess a cross between Pat's and Simk's. Something that would give a little length to the bending section.

[Bayou Ben]

I was thinking the same as PatM, but that's a cool idea and I'm sure it will still work that way. 

[PEARL DRUMS]

That wont budge, it cant. Nice work.

[sleek]

That wont budge, it cant. Nice work.

Agreed, and I like the idea a lot. I wanna try something like that for reflexing.

[DC]

Here's my try so far. I used a hole saw and then joined the holes. I might have gotten a little close to the back but it sure bent easily. I'll be testing this on my shooting machine a bunch before I shoot it. Now to try and fit a piece in the hole

[simk]

DC, The hole saw! That's it! I was already thinking about how to do as PatM suggested, didn't know how to cut a nice circle. Thanks.
With the next one I will use a slightly bigger radius but  only cut one piece out, so that I can reglue the original piece. Why did you do 2 cuts? Anyway I wouldn't worry about a failure with your bow - you can hang a car on this piece of wood. My first was much worse so that I definitly had to fix it with fiberglass. Yours must be still ok.
bushboy: I did this, but its enormous stress for the wood if you do just a v - it's not bending nice unless you go too deep, at least for memyselfandI The challenge is, to get it done so nice, that you don't need a handle wrap. Mine also looks a bit odd because I also dry heated for the bend, which wasn't a good idea and gave stronger outlines.
Now I got an ugly tillering-job to do on this 
Cheers

[DC]

If you use a single hole you will still be concentrating the stresses like the "V", not as much but still. With two holes you can see that I have the distance between red arrows to bend. I tend to over think things. I am having an awful time cutting the  patch though. I would suggest using a wood of contrasting colour to help hide the glue line. I'm using the same wood so my glue line will look kinda bad I think unless things pick up before I glue.

[simk]

with my magic wood one bigger hole will be good for that little bending  - much better than that ridiculous v