Author Topic: bamboo question. (Read 1653 times)

4dog · « **on:** June 30, 2013, 02:54:56 am »

How dry is "too dry" for bamboo to be good backing, just curious.

mikekeswick · « **Reply #1 on:** June 30, 2013, 04:42:09 am »

About 8 % - 10 % is where you want to be.

4dog · « **Reply #2 on:** June 30, 2013, 02:02:03 pm »

THANKS , this piece is way too dry, can it be rehydrated?

RBLusthaus · « **Reply #3 on:** July 01, 2013, 12:47:53 pm »

sure - - just like wood can/ leave in your bathroom for a couple of days unless you got an indoor pool or sauna. :-)

Russ

4dog · « **Reply #4 on:** July 01, 2013, 01:33:13 pm »

Thanks cause this piece could back a bow

Prarie Bowyer · « **Reply #5 on:** July 01, 2013, 01:57:06 pm »

Mist it with water a few times.

BowSlayer · « **Reply #6 on:** July 01, 2013, 02:44:23 pm »

It should work. Just make sure that there are no cracks.

adb · « **Reply #7 on:** July 01, 2013, 03:22:57 pm »

If it has drying checks... it's too dry. That's the problem with bamboo where I live... it's just too dry. I don't use bamboo anymore as a result.

Primitive Archer