I have an osage English long bow that's just come off the tillering tree. I put a long string on it and it was only braced about an inch but when I gave it a little tug I could feel the limbs fighting each other, each trying to torque the string opposite directions. Anyway, I know heat and twisting will take care of it but I can't find anything that will grip the flat back and round belly without crushing it. Any ideas?
Maybe strap wrench? household model that is a modification to what was used for oil filters. Sears has them. Do a search.
Hi Ursus,
Use flat pieces of wood with wood clamps.
For the round belly I had used a section of an old bicycle tire as a protector. The wood clamp handle can be used as a lever to untwist the limbs
F-Manny