Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bambam on March 19, 2015, 06:55:15 pm

Title: Heat treating with nothing but a kettle
Post by: bambam on March 19, 2015, 06:55:15 pm
Working on my second purely primitive bow (serviceberry). The first one looked perfect but a knot on the back caused it to delimanate 2 growth rings. Anyway I want to make this one as straight as possible but with a slight reflex-deflex to counter any set. Have been simply very slowly pouring boiling water from a kettle on the area I want to bend over a sink then putting pressure on it on a work bench edge. This seems to work really well. Thought it might be a tip for other newbies.
Title: Re: Heat treating with nothing but a kettle
Post by: wizardgoat on March 19, 2015, 06:56:51 pm
A good ol fashion steaming works great too
Title: Re: Heat treating with nothing but a kettle
Post by: Eric Garza on March 19, 2015, 07:18:29 pm
Are you heat treating with boiling water, or heat bending. Seems to me you're using the boiling water to aid in bending wood. That's very different from heat treating, which involves dry heat.
Title: Re: Heat treating with nothing but a kettle
Post by: bambam on March 19, 2015, 07:54:10 pm
I'm new at this so it sounds like it is heat bending with boiling water. You experienced guys have all kinds of tools-etc but people starting into primitive need basic stuff. Anyway it seems to work pretty well.
Title: Re: Heat treating with nothing but a kettle
Post by: Knoll on March 19, 2015, 10:30:16 pm
Thanks for tip.
Title: Re: Heat treating with nothing but a kettle
Post by: Pappy on March 20, 2015, 05:36:54 am
No reason that won't work, just got more drying time to deal with that you don't have using dry heat.  :)
  Pappy