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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bow101 on July 17, 2013, 10:13:08 pm

Title: Recurving tips
Post by: bow101 on July 17, 2013, 10:13:08 pm

Is it possible to do slight curve tips on a maple board using a heat gun, or do better using steam..?

Title: Re: Recurving tips
Post by: Joec123able on July 17, 2013, 10:50:34 pm

Steam Is what I would use in fact I use steam on every wood even Osage

Title: Re: Recurving tips
Post by: Bryce on July 17, 2013, 11:10:39 pm

For maple, boil or stream.

Title: Re: Recurving tips
Post by: mikekeswick on July 18, 2013, 03:48:38 am

Maple will turn into butter when boiled, steam is good also but for a mild flip of the tips a heat gun will work fine.

Title: Re: Recurving tips
Post by: Del the cat on July 18, 2013, 04:35:30 am

Quote from: mikekeswick on July 18, 2013, 03:48:38 am

Maple will turn into butter when boiled, steam is good also but for a mild flip of the tips a heat gun will work fine.

Mornin' Mike
Surely Maple will turn to syrup? ;)
Del

Title: Re: Recurving tips
Post by: Pappy on July 18, 2013, 07:05:33 am

Maple syrup,yum  ;) What Mike said on the bending. I usually use oil and dry heat for mild bending. :) Much of a bend I use steam, never tried boiling. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Recurving tips
Post by: bushboy on July 18, 2013, 01:00:43 pm

I used marc st louis method to bend in a fairly extreme recurve and didn't lift any splinters.he noted in a fairly recent issue of pa mag that he wets a piece of cloth,covers with tin foil and heats with a heat gun.I'm sure I would have lifted a splinter if I used only dry heat.

Title: Re: Recurving tips
Post by: bushboy on July 18, 2013, 01:06:49 pm

The results

Title: Re: Recurving tips
Post by: autologus on July 18, 2013, 01:28:45 pm

Thanks for that Bushboy, I am definitely going to try that.  I'm building a ERC bow that I was contemplating adding some flipped tips and I think I will give this method a try.

Grady