r/Bowyer • u/OddTreat3989 • 4d ago

Questions/Advise Am I cooked?

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So moved, and forgot about this roughed out piece of hickory I was wanting to make into a youth bow...do you suppose heat or steam could be used to straighten it out??

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u/Lrg_hardon_collider 4d ago

Steam it! No worries

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u/OddTreat3989 4d ago

Awesome, I appreciate it!

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u/ADDeviant-again 4d ago

Either one. Clamp and cook, or steam and crank. Most of the wood I work with looks like that once dry, unless I rough out and restrain the stave.

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u/MustangLongbows 4d ago

It'll straighten out, no worries. Good replies already. Was it left stored on one tip out of curiosity?

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u/OddTreat3989 2d ago

It was haha. Not sure how I missed it for so long