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bending and straghting osage
DanaM:
Thanks for the How-To Mike but I have to ask what is the point of shellacing the bow when using dry heat???
I understand why ya shellac the wood when using wet heat but don't see the point with dry heat.
yazoo:
its just for insurance,,better safe than sorry,,,this is my only source of income I dont take no chances,,from the time I split em out till they leave they are coated with shellac ,,I made over 600 osage blanks last year I had 4 crack while heating,,thats pretty good odds,,, by the way dana its time to plant those collards,,I dug some out the snow last week ;D
DanaM:
Thanks Mike but I won't be planting anything for at least 6 to 8 weeks, ground is froze solid for several feet :'(
mastin03:
--- Quote from: yazoo on February 19, 2010, 11:39:31 am ---... clamp er down and spray with oil , preheat , and lay the heat to it,,and let set over nite,then without taking clamps off heat again and let set another day,,, I like to double heat a severe twist before I un clamp
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QUick question, may seem stupid, but im a bit lost.... ???
When you say you pre-heat the entire limb, is this just slowly going over the limb with your heat gun or are you using a heat box? It seems like it would be a little difficult to have all of the wood for the entire length of the limb hot enough to bend at the same time.
I guess im asking if you would do a really dumbed down sequence of "pre-heating" and "laying the heat to it"
Im probably making this more complicated than it needs to be, but I appreciate the help. Thanks again for doing this, great info here.
yazoo:
the preheating is with a heat gun,,just go over the parts to be bent put some heat just to give the heat time to soak in to the center of wood to make sure it is heated through,,and by laying the heat to it,, it just means to heat it very well,,I use the back of my fingers to test heat as the underside of fingers and hands are not as soft,,it needs to be very hot to the touch,,but not scorching the wood,,,, sorry if my wording confused you,,instead of a spell check on my computer I need a hillbilly check,,because I live here deep in the tn mountians,, I will add some more this eve,, time to work now,,, thanks mike
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