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Offline Will B

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Straightening osage and adding recurves
« on: December 23, 2024, 04:12:42 pm »
I’m currently working on a 3-year old, thin-ringed, Osage takedown bow. I used my heat gun to straighten one of the limbs which was out of alignment by over 1-1/2”. I plan to use steam to bend some recurves in the limb tips now that I have everything lined up.

My question:  Will the limb I straightened return to its original alignment during the steaming process, or will I be okay now that I’ve straightened the limb?

Would I be better off using dry heat?  I’ve personally had much better luck steaming my recurves instead of using dry heat.

Thanks for any thoughts you all might have.
Will