used dry heat to reshape my bow. pics. thoughts, suggestions.

[DarkSoul]

You're probably right. I didn't quite realize how thick/thin the stave is. I just want him to remove those weird flares on either side of the handle.
Thomas, don't worry about the feathers. That's the whole purpose of using feathers: they will bend around the handle and not get damaged. You can't rely on your own intuition and experience, since you have none!

[thomas74p]

You cant match that pic, you don't have a grip and cant have. You have to leave the width the same right through the handle. It CANT be narrower than your working limb if it does not have thickness to back it up, which you don't. Your bow will bend in the handle.

right. I do understand that as that is how I cracked one bow last year while trying to tune it. trying to make no mistakes this year. take it slow. and ask questions before I screw up.

[thomas74p]

You can't rely on your own intuition and experience, since you have none!

yes sir. thank you sir. may I have another sir.