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Offline redhillwoods

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heat treating hard maple
« on: August 01, 2019, 04:17:24 pm »
Has anyone ever heat tempered sugar maple with a heat gun? What were the results? Is it an ideal wood for heat treating?

Offline Badger

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Re: heat treating hard maple
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2019, 04:21:28 pm »
     Maple responds very well to heat treating

Offline Weylin

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Re: heat treating hard maple
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2019, 06:39:59 pm »
Haven't done it to hard maple but I suspect it would be a great candidate

Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: heat treating hard maple
« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2019, 07:42:36 pm »
Yes.  Highly recommended.
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