I got a call today from a nice guy in Oregon who is interested in quick non invasive repairs for twisted limbs.. Well I checked the forums and realized I never posted any how to's...for the novice...
Well here goes.. the quick and easy. If the bow is so twisted that is comes undone when you try to string it, BURN the bow.
Inspect the bow carefully in flourecent lighting or sunlight for limb cracks, delaminations and/or poor condition...if clean then proceed.
If the string tracks to the right or left slightly , even out of the string groove.. unstring it and heat the limb with a heat gun or good hair dryer. Hold the tool about 12 " from the limbs surface while heating up the area (going back and fourth ft and back) at the curve of the limb.
MAKE sure the bow is pretty intact and not beat to s--t or you are asking for trouble. The heating re-activates the limb glue.
Then once hot to the touch (not so hot you will wince in pain), hold the limb at the curve and at the mid-riser. Quickly "bump" or wrench the limb in the opposite direction of the twist.
Sort of like squeezing water out of a towel motion. String thebow if the sting tracks good then run thelimb over COLD water to re-set the limb glue.
If the bowyer starved his bow for glue then you will find out real quick when it delaminates when you try to string it. JUNK! This method does not work on every bow, but I am 95% successful. For the novice it is trial and error. So do this at your own risk,
Some guys use hot water in a 5 gallon bucket, but I am not a fan of sticking a 50 -60 year old collectable bow in water. The darn things where finished with varnish ..which last I checked..was NOT "waterproof".
Topic: Twisted sister's (Read 836 times)
