New stave

[bigcountry]

Pat and George, what is the advantages of leaving the tips so wide during layout?  I have been cutting my tips to 1/2" right off the bat.

[ranger 3]

Will see what they say but I think it is so you can adjust your string to the center if you need to.

[bigcountry]

But with osage, you have no choice but to follow the grain.  I guess near the tip 1/2 off the center of the grain from the handle wouldn't be the end of the world.

[Roy Steele]

O'sage can be heated. But remember all wood has menory after heated keep presure off the tips a few days before you start your bow make sure it's not going to flex back.Remember the thicker your wood less likely it will flex back.
                                  ROY

[ranger 3]

Can this be saved? it is about mid limb, I was thinking about putting some glue in it and wrapping it with some artificial sinew. I had just finished the antler tips and put it on the tree when this happened.

[Roy Steele]

If it's so bad I cant make shorter bow from it.I don't use it. You say that a couple of things come into play here.I don't use heat and hav'nt for over 10 years.If your stave  is so bad you have to heat it to strighten it.You starting out disadvaned.By heating you change cell strucker and your bow comes out looking good but not to durable.Like I said It looks good but couple hundard shots later it go's out of tiller or something.I like to keep it natual.I like to use the KISS method,keep it simple stuipit.This work on just about everything.