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aero86:
groovy pat.  how hot would you say it was under there?  can you hold your hand under there for any length of time?  just trying to get an idea..

artcher1:
Give your cane/boo about a week to lose the bulk of it's moisture, drill some relief holes at the stem scar as you mentioned, and slow heat until done. Seal the holes with super glue and dust as you finish out your shaft. Quick and easy. Have fun and enjoy..........Art

Pat B:
aero, I can't hold my hand on the tile under the stove. The air temp there isn't all that bad but the radient heat is hot! I did notice after an hour or two under the stove that the cuts at the top and bottom were sticky. They were loosing a bit of moisture after they were cut so the sticky sap indicates moisture loss.
  I do this with sourwood shoot with very good results. Since I found out they wouldn't check I usually strip the bark as soon as I cut sourwood and I can put them fresh under the stove and in a week they are ready for final straightening.
  Art, the bundle of cane I cut last week is still on the front porch air drying before they come in the house.

aero86:
the holes, do you just make one inbetween two nodes?  in the leaf scar, right?  think i might do this to the cane i have drying and see if it dries quicker..

Pat B:
There was a video of an Asian guy straightening cane arrows in a steel oven. He would work the shafts in and out of the oven, rotating as he went along and straightening by hand and back in the oven. I think he would drill a small hole at each node to release the steam and pressure.

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