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Offline DC

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Re: Reluctant Yew
« Reply #15 on: May 24, 2019, 01:12:09 pm »
Nice stave, but im more interested about the bow on the backround :) ?
It's a new Boo Yew I'm working on. Just messing with string alignment.

Offline Sagebrush

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Re: Reluctant Yew
« Reply #16 on: May 25, 2019, 06:36:35 am »
Oddly this makes me feel better to know I'm not the only one fighting the branch battle. 

Offline DC

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Re: Reluctant Yew
« Reply #17 on: May 25, 2019, 07:05:22 am »
The part that's messing with me is spending the time getting the caul all set up for the dry/cool shape and then when you steam it it's like a completely different piece of wood. You don't know how much to bend or even which direction sometimes. I steamed the other limb last night and I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to do it again. First limb seems to be holding after the agressive steam /dry heat treatment but it's olny been a day.

Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Reluctant Yew
« Reply #18 on: May 25, 2019, 08:19:28 am »
Its going,,.just more slowly than u would expect,,,it will shoot soon (f)

Offline DC

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Re: Reluctant Yew
« Reply #19 on: May 25, 2019, 08:39:25 am »
It's nice to know that this is fairly normal for branches. I hadn't run across it before and was finding it very frustrating but now I know it's just time.

Offline DC

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Re: Reluctant Yew
« Reply #20 on: May 26, 2019, 06:46:14 pm »
It's sneaking back to where it was. The string line has moved 1/8" in the handle in 12 hours. It's still usable if it stops soon but I'm not holding my breath. I guess I'll leave it for a couple of weeks and see. I'll probably have to cut the handle and splice it.

Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Reluctant Yew
« Reply #21 on: May 26, 2019, 06:49:42 pm »
I'm willing it to  stop )-w(

Offline DC

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Re: Reluctant Yew
« Reply #22 on: May 26, 2019, 08:21:06 pm »
Me too