If the limb is a little snakey do you follow the grain or make it straight?
I like snakey bows so I follow the grain.
Me too but wasn't sure if a straight limb would weaken wood of this sort.
Yep, follow the grain and see where it takes you...
Follow the grain. Kind of like this. Jawge
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Ialways follow the grain.I never use heat or steam on my bows.
Like Roy, I always follow the grain. I only steam bend when it comes to recurves and if a recurve limb needs to be tweeked.
All the recurves I've made have crooked curves anyway.
like everyone else said...follow the grain and then you can use heat to line the tips up to the riser...
Bob
Ok thanks guys. I knew in my heart that I wanted the snakey limbs. They just give so much character to a selfbow. Its like the woods personality showing through. It shows the wild spirit of the tree itself.