bow twist
06-18-2003, 06:06 PM
#2
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 9,175
RE: bow twist
If it twists so much it tries to shed the string, it' s probably a wallhanger. If it just twists a little, then you could heat the limb and twist it the opposite direction it wants to go until the limb cools. I' ve corrected a lot of twisted limbs that way.
I' ve come to like heating limbs under hot tap water in the bathtub, but you can do it with a heatgun or over a hotplate too. Heat guns and hotplates especially if the finish doesn' t seal the wood well, but if the finish is in good shape, the bathtub treatment is best, in my opinion. Just be darn sure you don' t get the limb too hot to handle comfortably or it will delaminate.
I' ve come to like heating limbs under hot tap water in the bathtub, but you can do it with a heatgun or over a hotplate too. Heat guns and hotplates especially if the finish doesn' t seal the wood well, but if the finish is in good shape, the bathtub treatment is best, in my opinion. Just be darn sure you don' t get the limb too hot to handle comfortably or it will delaminate.
06-19-2003, 07:54 AM
#3
Join Date: Mar 2003
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Posts: 823
RE: bow twist
I did this ....
Run a bath of hot water. With the bow strung, I put a large C Clap snuggly on the upper part of the limb about 6-8" from the tip. I emersed the bow in the bath for about 5 minutes I think. I then torqued the bow using the C clamp as a grip in the opposite direction of the twist until the limb " looked" straight. Take the clamp off and leave it to cool still strung for a day or so. Do it again if the twist remains. I have done this once and it worked great on a twisted limb that would track 1" off the string groove when drawn.
Its not worth much with a twist, you really haven' t got much to lose by trying it.
Run a bath of hot water. With the bow strung, I put a large C Clap snuggly on the upper part of the limb about 6-8" from the tip. I emersed the bow in the bath for about 5 minutes I think. I then torqued the bow using the C clamp as a grip in the opposite direction of the twist until the limb " looked" straight. Take the clamp off and leave it to cool still strung for a day or so. Do it again if the twist remains. I have done this once and it worked great on a twisted limb that would track 1" off the string groove when drawn.
Its not worth much with a twist, you really haven' t got much to lose by trying it.
06-20-2003, 01:10 PM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Montgomery IL USA
Posts: 1,231
RE: bow twist
Root Brush-Master? A durable little bow.
Run your kitchen faucet hot. Just below scalding hot. Twist the limb in the opposite direction, well past center, and hold it there for 60 seconds. After a minute, have someone slowly decrease the water temp. Once it' s running cold, hold it for another 60 seconds.
Dry off, string, check alignment, and readjust as needed.
Run your kitchen faucet hot. Just below scalding hot. Twist the limb in the opposite direction, well past center, and hold it there for 60 seconds. After a minute, have someone slowly decrease the water temp. Once it' s running cold, hold it for another 60 seconds.
Dry off, string, check alignment, and readjust as needed.
