11-05-2007, 03:58 PM
Finding two pieces of wood with the natural bend you are looking for would be best, but very difficult to do. I would say steaming. Dry heat might also work, and you need to make a form as part of the bending process.
But whatever you do, if you work down the limbs at all, do not violate the growth rings on the sides of the arms facing away from you (the back of the bow arms). If you do, your arms will most likely explode inward. You will be fine if you shape the arms on the belly side, facing toward you.
But whatever you do, if you work down the limbs at all, do not violate the growth rings on the sides of the arms facing away from you (the back of the bow arms). If you do, your arms will most likely explode inward. You will be fine if you shape the arms on the belly side, facing toward you.
Dane Donato
Legio III Cyrenaica
Legio III Cyrenaica
