upper limb tweaked

[Saltgrass Mikerr]

I pulled the old recurve out and shot it a llttle.....felt good. Then, I noticed the upper limb seems to be warped a little and now the string does not return to the string groove in the middle. It is off to the side a little.

Can I bend the laminated limbs back to normal ?? Or would that take tremendous heat and pressure ??

Thanks..

[trad"Doc"53]

I hade a late 50s Black Widow given to me that a guy retrieved from his friends burn barrel. The guy new I was a trad shooter and hated seeing such a pretty bow burned. It didn't have a string on it when I got it so I built one and strung it up. The top limb was twisted just a little. The string was about a strings width to the side of the string groove. I just twisted the limb back the opposite way and held it for about 45 seconds and when it came back to rest the string was where it needed to be. I left it strung for a few days then shot it. had to twist it a couple times while shooting it and it stayed. PM Bob Sarrels, he can give you a better way.

[Ron]

I search this on the INTERNET once when I had a bow that had a twisted limb. There was lots of information on straightening a twisted limb.
I just returned the bow back to the guy that I had bought it from, but I believe that it can be fixed.

[Saltgrass Mikerr]

Thanks Trad"Doc"53 !!! I will try to tweak it back. If that doesn't do well I will contact Bob Sarrels.

I need to be careful here......if I get to talking to Bob, I am afraid this will cost me a new bow.

[Saltgrass Mikerr]

I search this on the INTERNET once when I had a bow that had a twisted limb. There was lots of information on straightening a twisted limb.
I just returned the bow back to the guy that I had bought it from, but I believe that it can be fixed.

Great advise !! Sounds like it is doable

[Trick]

I believe Ron Maloni has had good success straightening limbs on older bows. I think he uses a hot wet towel and wraps it around the limb. Might PM him for details.

Matt

[Bisch]

If it is not too bad, sometimes you can get the twist out by just twisting the limb the other direction a bit. A couple of soft clamps and a blow dryer can work wonders too!

Bisch

[Saltgrass Mikerr]

thanks Matt and Bisch. hot towel or blow dryer sounds good !!

[n8vtxn1]

I hade a late 50s Black Widow given to me that a guy retrieved from his friends burn barrel. The guy new I was a trad shooter and hated seeing such a pretty bow burned. It didn't have a string on it when I got it so I built one and strung it up. The top limb was twisted just a little. The string was about a strings width to the side of the string groove. I just twisted the limb back the opposite way and held it for about 45 seconds and when it came back to rest the string was where it needed to be. I left it strung for a few days then shot it. had to twist it a couple times while shooting it and it stayed. PM Bob Sarrels, he can give you a better way.

Did the same thing with a Bear bow. After a few times of twisting and leaving strung string came to rest back inline every time.

[Saltgrass Mikerr]

Looks like there is HOPE

thanks for all the help !! I will post the results. Let the tweaking begin !!

[Restless]

Use heat ONLY when twisting and drawing do not work. And I use hot tap water then cold to set right at the sink. best of luck its a common issue from back in the day when no one used a stringer.