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Title: Bending bamboo?
Post by: Lil' Bow Pete on July 04, 2012, 02:41:00 AM
I want to build a boo backed yew bow with static recurve tips. I have boiled a peice of scrap boo and put it on the form. It bent nicely and I want to use this method to make my curves. My question is, does boiling bamboo effect its integrity? Is there a better system for bending boo? Thanks in advance for your input.
Title: Re: Bending bamboo?
Post by: inksoup on July 04, 2012, 07:55:00 AM
bamboo is easy wood to work with. just using head gun will be enough.