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STEAM Straightening Shafts?

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Aaron H:

--- Quote from: Knoll on November 03, 2018, 04:38:18 pm ---I too wondered if relative small shaft dia would result on losing heat too quickly.

Very interesting, Aaron. Ya just use the hose that comes off the steamer? Yet another reason to setup steam rig!

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That's right

gutpile:
dont steam..use dry heat only..

Knoll:
Gut . . . why, please?

gutpile:
cane responds to dry heat exceptionally... no need to rehydrate cane... when green it just takes a lil heat to really hold the bend... even when dry turns yellow.. take slight more heat then but not much.. I like to set on end of table and bend ..hold for a few till starts to cool...it will hold...Gut

Pat B:
Even shoot shafts work well with dry heat. For more severe bends I might add a little oil to help hold the heat.
When you collect shoots and cane you can hand straighten on a daily or even a weekly basis until they are dry then only slight heat straightening will get the shoots ready to become arrows. Why add moisture to a shaft you have waited for it to dry?

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