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Offline Blaflair2

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Too much bend in handle?
« on: September 09, 2013, 07:31:26 pm »
So I'm making a bendy handle bow that I flipped the tips on. 66 1/2" long. The stave had a thin spot right where the handle is and I'm afraid it may be bending too much? I couldn't even clean it all the way up. I scraped till it was smooth and didn't even shape it.

Do I have options?

I was thinking of cutting it in half and making takedown sleeves. Or just joining them with a pipe in the middle and not make a take down. Or should I just live with it? I was also told to wrap it with twine and glue to help stiffen it. Just wanted some other opinions. Ill try and take a pic later

I understand if I do that it won't be a bendy handle.
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Offline bow101

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Re: Too much bend in handle?
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2013, 07:48:45 pm »
you can do that or make a takedown...........
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Offline bow101

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Re: Too much bend in handle?
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2013, 07:58:07 pm »
Try a takedown, but hey a bendy handle , I made them when I was camping and nothing else to do..!
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Offline WillS

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Re: Too much bend in handle?
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2013, 07:59:42 pm »
If it's not a big dip and isn't bending too much, you could try heat treating that one spot to stiffen the area.

You could also scoop out a chunk of the handle and inlay a bigger chunk, then rasp it down to the thickness you wanted without the dip.

Offline Hamish

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Re: Too much bend in handle?
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2013, 08:02:14 pm »
What are the actual dimensions at the thin spot,(width & depth) and what would it be if it wasn't there?

Offline bubby

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Re: Too much bend in handle?
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2013, 08:03:54 pm »
I put a thin lam on the belly here and its a bendy, if you do it right it will help  http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,41908.0.html
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: Too much bend in handle?
« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2013, 08:28:51 pm »
If it's osage it'll pop off won't it. The area is about 1" or so. But the back is almost a triangle shape. Ill get a pic later
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Offline steve b.

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Re: Too much bend in handle?
« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2013, 09:04:24 pm »
Yea, need some pics.