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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: huckfinn on July 31, 2009, 04:18:53 pm

Title: making a flat bow with recurved tipped out of osage
Post by: huckfinn on July 31, 2009, 04:18:53 pm

does any one know the best way to recurve the tips on a  Osage Flat bow i have a form i need to know the best way to attach the bow to the form if to use rubber strips or clamps??? thanks  to everyone for the great info. jimmy

Title: Re: making a flat bow with recurved tipped out of osage
Post by: kylerprochaska on July 31, 2009, 04:50:02 pm

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,14132.0.html

JustAim posted a good picture on my question

Title: Re: making a flat bow with recurved tipped out of osage
Post by: Pat B on July 31, 2009, 11:24:06 pm

Here is a pic of one of my forms for recurving tips. I have another a bit more dramatic but not so much as JustAin's. 
   I use a heat gun and oil on osage. Any veg oil will work. Having a metal support band tight against the outside of the curve will help prevent splintering.   Generally I will have the form set up in a vise at about a 45deg angle, oil the bow and place it in the form and secure the support band. I begin heating the area to be bent and when gravity begins to pull the bow down, it is hot enough. I pull the bow down to the form, adjusting any twist and clamp it in place. If there is any additional twist in the tip a wedge here or there will help. Let it cool overnight and work the other tip.

(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/forDon002-2.jpg)