osage problem, advice please

[fujimo]

my friend is building a take down character osage bow at my place for a little while.
we were straightening a little bit of propellor at one end, in the heating process, the ring on the back got "heat tempered"
it went darker brown- i geuss its where he couldnt get the oil to as it was clamped to a caul, and i think he put a little too much heat on the sides, and maybe some heat snuck underneath it.
it is about 3" from the tip, and its a patch about 2' long.
will this survive.
if not what can i do?
thanks all
wayne

[DVSHUNTER]

I've toasted a few of them and they never failed on me. Mine were never black, but at least chocolate brown.

[Roy from Pa]

Should be fine Wayne.

[Osagetree]

No bending for a day or two after heating!

[Pat B]

That will be a non bending area anyway. Give it plenty of time to rehydrate before stressing it and you should be OK. You will probably remove most of it as you shape the tips.

[fujimo]

thanks all very much, the bow is set aside for the next week- and it is just a choc brown- not charred.
thanks, relieved, as it is a really nice stave.
wayne

[Pat B]

Try to be careful in the future not to scorch the back. It can be fatal under tension. A scorched belly improves the compression qualities of most woods but they can't take too much on their backs.

[Bowjunkie]

Pat, 2' of a non-bending limb area? LOL, that'd be an odd looking bow  

[fujimo]

yup pat i hear you.
 my mistake for not being a bit more clear in my instructions with an absolute novice.
what i found amazing was how the oil prevented any colour change on the belly and sides- but because the end had some twist in it, the back was exposed from the one side- and he didnt know any better in all fairness.
 a mistake that wont be made again.
hey bj, no more peculiar than some other bows that i have built!!???