Steaming??'s

[YewArcher]

Whitewood, I have heard that many composite makers tiller there bows with a SMALL amount of steam and that that works ok. With enough steam to bend  alimb I am not sure of a few things:

1. If the sinew will ever get its original integrity back because it has been cooked.

2. I am not sure that the bow will even retain the reflex you put into it. Usually when a bow is well shot in and finished tillred it does not like to hold a shape that yu heta into it.

3. The linene over the sinew may be a problem because it most liklley has trapped moisture between it and the sinew.

Seems like an awfull lot of trouble to make a 4 year old bow better. I would invest my time and efforts on a new bow.

Steve

[JackCrafty]

Papa Matt, I stopped working on the bow...it's in storage. It was made from an ash board...not the best material anyway.

I've heated other sinewed limbs slightly (a few times) with no problems and have made minor corrections in limb shape, but I avoid heating sinew whenever possible.