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Ok I got everything I need to brace with dojigae.  I'll likely do a second attempt this weekened.  So for the bow, when pulling it back on the bracing board, how supple should it be?

Supple enough that it can be pulled back and tied to the other dojigae w/ very little resistance almost like rubber pipe?

It looks like the gentlman in this video heats his bow till the sinew glistens a little.  I'd imagine the surface is very warm at this point.  His bracing seems rather fluid with slight tension:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjPOkPl5jQg

Thanks all again for your answers and comments.  Today I just finished building the bracing device.  I also assembled a heat box and have had the bow in it since about 2pm today.  I may brace for the first time tomorrow but have just a paragraph below of questions/concerns:

I have the heat box insulated with aluminum foil in order to generate heat to the bow.  The heating source is not a low watt light bulb but actually a low watt heating pad (8 watts) placed on a wood block that is slightly suspend above the block w/ 4 little suspension pads.  It is placed in the center of the box laying in between the bows limbs just above the grip.  The bow is now luke warm but not overly warm.  I used the heating pad because it was less involved then a light bulb set up and was a little paranoid that the bulb would generate too much heat (its also very hot where I live now) and cause de-lamination.  Temperature in box is about 78 degrees F.  So I was wondering how hot the bow should feel after a day in the heat box?  Should it have a luke/mildly warm feel or more of a heated feel to it?  Should I expect it to be more supple when bracing or still with quite a bit of tension?

Sorry for the long windedness of this but I really would like to do the bow honor and make things right.

Matt

bluelake, sissara,

Many thanks.  This will actually be my second horn bow though I admit my instructions recieved for proper handling for the other one were nowhere near as intense as for the gung.  But the reflex for the other one is nowhere near as extreme.

Yes I certainly don't want to report any bad news.  I have much respect and interest in the sport of archery, particularly traditional aspects and even more particularly for the Asiatic composites.  That's what got me into this sport years ago.  I am just now starting to aquire horn composites. 

The gung appears to be quite the challenge.  They are regarded by quite a few bowyers of the horn composite tradtion as the best.  So naturally I had to get one. 

I will perhaps make a local inquiry around where I live to see if anyone participates in traditional Korean archery.  There are Korean communities around but I suspect I'd have to go to N. VA to likely find a Korean traditional archery group.

Best,

Matt