Want to say thank you Waylen for this advice . Have a self bow and I could not get the limbs aligned no matter what I did. I did this method and it worked perfectly for what I wanted .
Opinion on leaving the string off to the side making the bow more "center shot based off of where the arrow rests? Some other RU-vid channels indicate that this offset is desirable
Helped, I have a very long Osage bow that is totally off- past the handle. Still it's not to the tillering stage. Would it be safer to use linseed oil as well as it is pretty far off?
The stave I have is curved along the whole length so the string alignment would be all the way on the edge of the handle. Shaped like this when looking at the back “(“ . To fix this I think I would need to bend the entirety of the limbs. Is there a good way to evenly heat the whole limb one at a time? Should I just use a heat gun? Is this a risky type of bend?
I haven't found that necessary and I often use stain or glue on the bows that the oil can interfere with so I've always skipped the oil. I'm not convinced it does as much as some people claim. That being said, if you want to do it I think any oil will do, I don't know that it matters a lot what you use though others may have their preferences
@@SwiftwoodBows Thanks for getting back with me I've got a mulberry selfbow I need to straighten. I think that technic will work for me. Stay safe and healthy.
@@Primitivearcher13 thank you. There is no real secret to it. It's just some tedious knife/scraper work. A spoon making knife is good to start the shape and a gooseneck scraper is good for finishing it. A Dremel with the right tips would make short work of it too if you wanted to go that route.
