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Offline aero86

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heat treating..
« on: March 30, 2010, 05:22:10 pm »
anyone ever heat treated to raise the draw weight of a piece of wood?  if so, how?  would a heat gun work?
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Re: heat treating..
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2010, 05:48:15 pm »
Hi,  I'm not an expert, but the bows I've heat treated have gained a few (5-10#) after treatment.   I think most people retiller the bows after treatment and bring the weight back down, so the final gain may not be very big.  There's a whole chapter on heat treating in BBIV.
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Re: heat treating..
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2010, 05:55:03 pm »
Yes a Heat Gun will work just fine.....I toast them till they ate all golden brown.....normally check Tiller again....and sometimes take off more wood...but I have noticed that if you pay good attention while heating...and keep it uniform....you don't take much ....if any wood off....and I have never seen more than 8-10 pound of gain either....
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Re: heat treating..
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2010, 05:58:39 pm »
ok, thats what im wanting.  i may take some length of the bow, but im wanting to keep this one long for the girlfriend.  shooting for 30, but with the stave of mystery wood ive got, i dont know what will happen, so heat treating might be an option..
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