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Bending WoodOk
longbow man:
Ok. Here it is. The question I am likely to get burned on. Ask a bowyer or a woodworker or a shipwright and you might get different answers. Which method should I use to bend wood? Steam or heat? I've used both and I could have just tried one. I have 3 different wood staves for which to consider. The primary wood I am working with now is hickory. I also have mullberry and black locust. Kinda like a question presented around a campfire. Who,s first?
Joec123able:
I always use steam no matter what wood type steam works much better in my opinion. I've used dry heat a few times and I always get a crack with steam I rarely get a crack
Newindian:
Dry heat for dry wood, wet heat for green wood, and occasionally for more extreme bending.
Danzn Bar:
ditto what newindian said...............
longbow man:
Thanks guys. Dry heat for dry wood...I like that. Keeps it simple.
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