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Offline Alpinbogen

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Shotgun
« on: July 12, 2011, 07:37:26 pm »
With recent temps in the 90s, I've had several bow projects riding shotgun with me to work.  I park in a sunny spot and let them bake all day with the windows up.   This is just the trick to drop the MC a few points after bringing them up recently from basement storage.  My vehicle gets much hotter than my single bulb hot box and there's no electric bill.  Anyone else taking advantage of solar drying this summer?

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Offline aznboi3644

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Re: Shotgun
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2011, 07:53:51 pm »
I always keep a stave in my car drying lol.
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Shotgun
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2011, 08:09:31 pm »
Oh yeah, same here. Only thing is I got a van with take down back seats, so I got a whole lot of wooden friends ridin along with me. :) I do check for checks though, once I see one beginning even a little bit I take er right out.
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 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

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Offline nugget

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Re: Shotgun
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2011, 08:10:44 pm »
I have cured several staves by leaving them in a van with a blown engine.
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Offline Badger

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Re: Shotgun
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2011, 09:29:44 pm »
      I have at least 20 bows baking in my car right now.
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Offline LEGIONNAIRE

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Re: Shotgun
« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2011, 09:36:17 pm »
Ive got one too right now :D just put it out yesterday, ill probably leave it until friday.
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Offline mullet

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Re: Shotgun
« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2011, 12:12:45 am »
 I cook my lunch on the dashboard. ;) ;D
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Offline peshikthe

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Re: Shotgun
« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2011, 01:39:26 am »
thats how i got my molle down to proper m/c and i just got it done before cloverdale, and yes it works very well, mine is a 89 chevy van. 
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Offline tetaxidermy

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Re: Shotgun
« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2011, 06:36:49 am »
Got some hickory cooking in the car right now.
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Shotgun
« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2011, 12:15:10 pm »
" I cook my lunch on the dashboard."

HA! You know whats bad, is our windows don't roll down in our van, plus the ac don't work (never buy a car off craigslist, :) ), plus we don't have a garage so it just sits in the sun all day until I have to drive it. So I guess I cook myself in it too. God it is torture to drive.
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"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline Stickboy

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Re: Shotgun
« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2011, 05:35:12 pm »
I'm glad you posted this thread -- I thought I was crazy for having a staff in the back of the car!  Good to know I'm not the only one.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Shotgun
« Reply #11 on: July 13, 2011, 09:54:31 pm »
Did I miss Cloverdale??? >:(  For some reason, I was thinking it was later in the year.  I've been telling my son we would go again. 


I put a roughed out hickory bow in my car today.  I have been weighing it so I'm curious to see what it does.
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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: Shotgun
« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2011, 11:47:43 am »
I ruined several osage staves years ago by using a car as a heat box, never tried it again, built a drying box so I could control the heat.
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Offline ballista

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Re: Shotgun
« Reply #13 on: July 14, 2011, 01:41:51 pm »
Quote from: toomanyknots on July 13, 2011, 12:15:10 pm
" I cook my lunch on the dashboard."

HA! You know whats bad, is our windows don't roll down in our van, plus the ac don't work (never buy a car off craigslist, :) ), plus we don't have a garage so it just sits in the sun all day until I have to drive it. So I guess I cook myself in it too. God it is torture to drive.
haha yes! finally someone who knows! i got a 96 rodeo and the windows only go down about 20 percent of the time and occassionally if i hit a big bump in the road haha- sitting in 90 degree weather in a black rodeo with no ac and windows, honest to god whe its bad i open my door at the red lights haha
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Offline dwardo

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Re: Shotgun
« Reply #14 on: July 14, 2011, 02:48:22 pm »
Not much chance of a stave checking in a car here (UK) if you blink you miss our summer!
Up here there is every chance of a chimp putting your window through and using the stave to pop the steering lock...
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