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Offline sleek

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large diameter osage heat straightening help
« on: January 07, 2015, 07:49:49 pm »
I have a piece of osage that has a few kinks in it. The kink im working now is 1x1.25 thick and wide. Best to just use a heat gun and clamp or is there better ways?
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Offline Pat B

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Re: large diameter osage heat straightening help
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2015, 10:47:03 pm »
Something that thick and wide I'd steam it for a long time. You have to heat the wood all the way through.
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Offline Badger

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Re: large diameter osage heat straightening help
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2015, 02:48:40 am »
 Pat is right steam for at least 1 1/2 hours and even then a tight kink won't come out.
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Re: large diameter osage heat straightening help
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2015, 05:00:51 am »
I would get it closer to bow dimension's before trying much straighting .
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Re: large diameter osage heat straightening help
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2015, 08:29:50 am »
+1 pappy....is it in the limbs or are your trying to make a bend/correction in the handle area? I've been able to make dry heat corrections in stiff handled osage bows...it ain't easy but it can be done.
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