How much reflex

[Magnum in Ms]

I have started on my first Osage bow and been doing a little heat straighting and adding some reflex. It has about 5/8" reflex now. Do you think that will be enough to keep a straight unstrung profile? Sorry about the crappy pictures.

 

 

[okie64]

Osage wont take very much set at all. Whether it ends up with a straight profile or not will depend a lot on tillering skills, how wide and long it is, and the mc of the wood. So to answer your question, yes it could end up with a straight profile but if you want to be sure you could heat in another inch or so. I've never built a bow from osage that took more than 3/4" of set after shooting it in.

[Pat B]

I find that if I add 2" to 3" of heated in Reflex I usually end up flat or with slight reflex.   A lot will depend on your tillering skills but also that specific piece of wood. Osage is pretty resilient wood but it is still just wood!

[fujimo]

my most recent osage bow, had no noticable set, but then i changed to the "rick welch" method of shooting, where one holds for a full 2 seconds at full draw( i used to be a snap shooter)- then i developed about 1,5" of set- from the original reflex profile.
so i think i am going to heat in a little reflex,
and also heat treat the belly at the same time.

[PEARL DRUMS]

My finding match Pats. Start with 2 or 3 and end up almost straight. If you want to keep the zing in the bow you can heat in 3" of relfex and flip the ips an 1" or so.

[Bowjunkie]

...concur with Pat