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hickory in high humidity
WhistlingBadger:
I got a bunch of silica desiccant packs. I plan to put three or four of them in the storage tube and "recharge" them in a microwave every couple days. Should help.
superdav95:
--- Quote from: WhistlingBadger on June 02, 2023, 11:05:53 am ---I got a bunch of silica desiccant packs. I plan to put three or four of them in the storage tube and "recharge" them in a microwave every couple days. Should help.
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Another great idea. Let us know if the microwave idea works.
WhistlingBadger:
--- Quote from: superdav95 on June 02, 2023, 02:37:31 pm ---
--- Quote from: WhistlingBadger on June 02, 2023, 11:05:53 am ---I got a bunch of silica desiccant packs. I plan to put three or four of them in the storage tube and "recharge" them in a microwave every couple days. Should help.
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Another great idea. Let us know if the microwave idea works.
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The silica packs say that microwaving 7 minutes on defrost recharges them. So...we'll see. Off to heat gun some waterproofing into my bows. Wish me luck, and thanks for the ideas, everybody.
JW_Halverson:
--- Quote from: WhistlingBadger on May 29, 2023, 09:04:29 am ---So, are all white woods affected thus by moisture, or is hickory unique? I'm thinking of making a chokecherry bow eventually, and I'm also interested in trying birch and ash. (that's about it for local bow woods)
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I had a green ash bow with about a dozen coats of TruOil drop from 43 lbs to 30 lbs and took 5 inches of temporary set when I went to a high humidity event. It recovered after a few weeks when I returned home. Just remember that it is temporary.
WhistlingBadger:
--- Quote from: JW_Halverson on June 05, 2023, 08:54:49 pm ---
--- Quote from: WhistlingBadger on May 29, 2023, 09:04:29 am ---So, are all white woods affected thus by moisture, or is hickory unique? I'm thinking of making a chokecherry bow eventually, and I'm also interested in trying birch and ash. (that's about it for local bow woods)
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I had a green ash bow with about a dozen coats of TruOil drop from 43 lbs to 30 lbs and took 5 inches of temporary set when I went to a high humidity event. It recovered after a few weeks when I returned home. Just remember that it is temporary.
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Same thing happened to my hickory pyramid bow when I hunted in the rain last fall. It took about an inch and a half of set, which it mostly (but not completely) lost when it dried out.
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