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Offline eastcreekarchery

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Recurving hickory tips question
« on: December 22, 2020, 07:22:26 pm »
Should i use dry or steam heat? Im tempering the belly soon with a heat gun and was wondering if i could add some reflex to the tips while im at it. Thanks!

Offline PatM

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Re: Recurving hickory tips question
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2020, 07:23:41 pm »
Soak and boil if you really want it to bend sharply.

Offline Nasr

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Re: Recurving hickory tips question
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2020, 07:24:33 pm »
What pat said I tried dry heat It didn’t bend well for me. I ended boiling and it worked well.

Offline Jakesnyder

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Re: Recurving hickory tips question
« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2020, 08:12:04 pm »
My experience with bending hickory is go slow and know when to stop. It does like to lift splinters if your not careful.

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Re: Recurving hickory tips question
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2020, 12:27:44 am »
Soak in water for a few days first....boil them under water not steam.....then it will be very easy :)
Dry heat for recurves is a bad idea, ok for shallow bends but that's it.

Offline eastcreekarchery

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Re: Recurving hickory tips question
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2020, 10:37:41 am »
what about strapping it to a caul to add reflex to the whole length of the bow while i heat treat it?

Offline Jakesnyder

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Re: Recurving hickory tips question
« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2020, 01:05:30 pm »
Yep that works great as well. Just go slow and let the heat really Penetrate into the wood. Its not about just how quick you can get a medium brown color.