Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: PEARL DRUMS on January 13, 2012, 01:16:52 pm
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I have more staves than I ever have and storage space is at a premium now. I always laid my staves on the floor to dry/season. Here is my question. Is it okay to leave them stood up againt a wall while they dry? I never needed to worry about this before ;D and something tells me they will twist and warp MORE than the usual. Anybody have any experience with standing staves?
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I've never layed my staves down. Except on a table for the titebond on the ends to dry. I really don't know though if it causes more twist when it dry's. I have heard that leaving the log halfed for a couple months and then quartering the staves out can help insure against deflex, but I don't really know. I quarter most everything just cause I'm a wimp and don't feel like carrying out a big half log out the woods...
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I stand them up in the drying box,I don't think I've had trouble with twist. Most of the pics I see of peoples work shops show there stave's horizontal,so that's probably best. More knowledgeable opinions than mine are sure to follow...,Ron
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I don't think it matters one way or the other in stave form Pearly. But once you start working on a stave where it had been standing I think it wise to let the m/c equalize in both limbs by laying flat before bending limbs.
Another thing that would help with overcrowding is to good ahead and send mine ;D.
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I always keep my WIP bows under our bed when Im building them. I guess I will keep my stash stashed as is for now. Yours is shipping next week for certain Artsy. I got thee best billet in the batch picked out for you pal.
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Pearlie, I've always left my staves standing against a wall in my shop. While working on the stave or bows they are either clamped in the vise of on my tablesaw where my unfinished bows are.
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Won't the moisture run down hill?? Meaning one end would be drier than the other?? Inquiring minds want to know. :)
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I most often lay horizontal.
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I lay my staves down as well. Even when clamped to the reflex form a month,then it's up into my haybarn rafters for seasoning,still horizontal. JMHO God Bless
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All of my staves are against wall but it is not totaly good: air moisture can be twice higher on bottom than on the top of the staves- it makes them drying not uniform. But it is not important too much- when I make them near-to-bow shape I place them horizontaly few days in enough dry environment and moisture in stave become uniform.
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I'll haul them home and properly store them so no harm comes to them !
Guy
only a minimum fee for storage !
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Sounds good guy. I will load them up tonite and bring them to Martys with me. Hopefully shipping doesnt kill you when I need one sent my way!
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Good deal Pearly. Will feel good to have something to work on. Even if'n I can't bend 'er for a while, still a lot of up front work to do. Thanks man........Art