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Buckskinner:
Was wondering if anyone has an idea of at what point humidity affects the performance of hickory.  I live in Wisconsin, and it definitely get humid here this time of year, but nothing like down south.  I have a humidifier in my shop set to 50% and it seems to run quite a bit so don't really want to run it much lower.   Is this low enough for hickory to maintain a low moisture content to leave the staves that I'm working on in the shop or should I bring them in the house where there's A/C when I'm not working on them?

Pat B:
There is a wood working MC chart that lets you know M/C of wood by the RH and temp. Someone will come up with more info.
 Keep an eye on set as you tiller. If it starts taking set hold off until the stave dries out a bit.
 Hickory is one of my favorite bow woods. I've made a lot of hickory bows over the years. When not working on a hickory bow I put is in a hot box or hang it in our utility room where the R/H remains stable until the R/H drops. Heat treating the belly helps too.

Pappy:
I have done a lot of Hickory also and usually keep them in the house when not working on them close to an ac vent. If the weather is humid as it is in Tennessee in the summer i usually tilller them in 3 or 4 stages, get it braces/then out to 10 or 12 inches/then out to 20 or so then finish up to draw I am looking for with some rest time in the dry in between. :) That may be a little over cautious but I am not in any hurry. ;)
 Pappy

Buckskinner:
I've decided to start bringing them in the house just in case, I don't think it's too bad in the shop but certainly drier in the house.  On a side note, I set up an indoor archery target in the shop yesterday, been so dang windy here, well I live on a bald hill so it's usually windy.  Decided why the heck not, now I can shoot 365 and not worry about weather. 

Mad Max:

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