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Hickory and Humidity

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Pat B:
Yeah, that's the chart. Thanks Mark.   :OK
If I'm not mistaken, hickory was one of the main bow woods of the Eastern Woodland cultures. The Eastern woodlands then as now is a humid part of the country, everything east of the Mississippi.

Buckskinner:
Excellent, thank you!  So, 50% is reasonable anyway for the shop.  I'm going to bring them in the house anyway since it's not a big deal, but good to know.

George Tsoukalas:
Hickory is best at 8-10% moisture content.
My hickory bows are stored in AC.
Jawge

Mad Max:
40/45% in the shop would be better.
I keep my Dehumidifier at 40%, in the winter it hardly runs but in the summer it runs a good bit.

I weight my staves in grams and keep a log book, when it quits loosing weight its good.
I keep my Osage in the barn, not the bow shop.
 

Buckskinner:
I think I'd probably need to get a second dehumidifier if I ran it that low, it runs a lot at 50% - very comfortable in there though.  It's a finished 60'x35' pole barn, so a lot to pull out of.

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