I am working on a hickory stave. I left the stave dry for a month in the truck. I then reduced it to rough shape and put it in the car for ten days while on vacation. Upon returning the one limb took a sideways banana bend (approx 3" out at nock.) I steamed the limb for 45 minutes and tried to bend it back. I worked a little on tillering today and the limb returned about 1" out. I am afraid to resteam the limb since I understand this is not a good practice. The string at this point would run on the edge of my handle. Should I steam the handle this time and try to align the string down the center. Thank you for the help.
EJ--You should try posting this over on the Bowyer's Bench forum. Lots of experienced and talented guys posting over there that should be able to get you a quicker answer.
Thank you Hojo. I posted over there.