Bending osage

[cosgood]

Hi folks! I recently took in an already finished osage bow which has an extreme propeller twist. I have removed the finish down to bare wood. I am just not sure if the tips can be bent on a caul and straightened. Has anyone had any experience with this? I can add pics later.

[cosgood]

Both limbs have approx. the same twist

[LittleBen]

This is cake, par for the course with selfbows. It's super common to have a stave with propeller twist. Osage is relatively easy to heat bend actually. You can straighten that out in no time.

Read this thread.
 http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=print_topic;f=1;t=062821  

Hopefully others will chime in. I'm on iPad so I don't wanna write an essay right now.

[PEARL DRUMS]

Over bend it about 15-20 degrees and you will have a flat bow when your done. Often times I vice the bow up, heat up said area, slap a crescent wrench/padding on said area for torque purposes, then hang a weight off the wrench handle to off set the twist. Let it cool a few hours and move along. Happens on nearly every wood and every bow. In some shape or form.

[Pat B]

How does the bow look braced? You might not need to eliminate the twist. Wood bows can handle a bit of twist without adversely affecting the way it shoots.

[mikkekeswick]

Just forget it. It doesn't matter one jot. The only consideration is that the string lies in the nocks correctly.