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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: tattoo dave on August 01, 2014, 09:46:45 pm

Title: heat treating
Post by: tattoo dave on August 01, 2014, 09:46:45 pm

So, just wondering...seems like at one time I read that heat treating tends to up the poundage a little. Wondering if I recalled that correctly or not. I've never attempted heat treating. I have a red elm bow that is about 5#s shy of what i need. Can't pike it, cause then it'll be too short to hit the draw length I need.

Tattoo Dave

Title: Re: heat treating
Post by: autologus on August 01, 2014, 09:49:25 pm

Heat treating it could very well get your 5#s.

Grady

Title: Re: heat treating
Post by: Pat B on August 01, 2014, 10:27:24 pm

Heat in some reflex and scorch the belly good and if you can flip the tips a bit you might gain 5# to 10# with these measures. Elm lends itself well to heat treating.

Title: Re: heat treating
Post by: tattoo dave on August 01, 2014, 10:31:51 pm

Already flipped the tips. will do some heating in the morning. Thanks fellas.

Dave

Title: Re: heat treating
Post by: JW_Halverson on August 01, 2014, 10:46:26 pm

Slow and steady, heating 6-8 inches at a time, slowly darkening the wood to a dark toast color.

It will change the tiller and I bet you get your 5 lbs easy.