Way to go Emily!!! Looks very good        

Thanks John and Pat. Will get started on this one this weekend.

...a little further along in the process.  I got the stave to floor tiller stage and now it's time to put some heat to it to remove the twists, straighten out the limb and add some backset.
 I start by clamping the stave handle to the form. There is some deflex right at the fade I want to reduce.

and a little twist just beyond

 I start by oiling the wood well with veg oil. I will concentrate the heat near the fade. This area is thicker so it will take longer for the heat to sink in. After an initial heating I wrap the heated area in alum foil to hold the heat while it sinks in. I then reheat and begin clamping, slowly with repeated heatings until I'm satisfied. I know it wouldn't go all the way down so I didn't force it.

Now it's time to work on the twists. For this I use wedges along with the clamps to direct the twist the other way

 you can see the clamps where they need to be to correct the twist and a wedge to assist.


This is what the limb looked like to start with. You can see where I oiled the limb near the fade area.

 I'll post pics of the results tomorrow when it comes out of the clamps.

This is a view of the other limb before any manipulation. It has a nice twist also. This limb also has some pronounced knots on the back that will have to be dealt with as I clamp and heat it. More wedges and a few spacers along with the clamps will help with this limb.

Looks good Pat

Great job there Pat.  Just looking at the profile, what poundage bow are you making from this stave?

Charlie, I'm shooting for 50# to 60#.

Looks Great Pat!

That looks absolutely fantastic Pat. I'm not that much into selfbows but if I see what you guys are doing here I might get the drawknife out and let some shavings fly.

This site truly is an source of inspiration for me. I'm glad I found it :-D

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Andy

Got my bow finished today. When do we ship these out? Im going to have to ship it soon, because it is wanting me to shoot it.   Ill post some pics today.   Mark

I took the clamps off this morning. Here is what the first limb looks like. I will have more straightening to do as I go along but am pleased with the results of the first straightening session.


 Now, the second limb is clamped to the form. You can see the deflex and twists. Not as bad as the first but with different issues. This limb has pronounced knots on the back so spacers and wedges are needed to control the direction and still prevent damage to these knots.


And here it is heated and clamped the form. I worked on this early enough today and my basement is cool enough that I will remove the clamps later this afternoon.

Pat you are the man!

Mater..

You didn't waste anytime did you? Bows Can be shipped whenever they just need to be completed by the deadline and shipped.

Kris

It only takes a couple days to spit 0ut a laminated bow. Ive worked alot of overtime, but just couldnt wait to get this out.

some more pics

Very nice, I say if that is for me go ahead and ship it.

Very nice mater. You can ship it... d;-D

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Andy

That is a beautiful bow, Mater. I like the way you brought the back and belly lams around the riser. Very cool!