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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: beetlebailey1977 on January 06, 2011, 09:39:29 pm

Title: Ipe....too dry?
Post by: beetlebailey1977 on January 06, 2011, 09:39:29 pm

Is it possible for Ipe to dry out to much being it is a tropical wood?

Title: Re: Ipe....too dry?
Post by: NTD on January 06, 2011, 09:42:09 pm

I doubt it would be very easy for it to get too dry.  I use it a lot, I'm not in the driest place in the US but we still are pretty dry here.  Never had a problem with it.  Only failures I've had were from bad backing strips.

Title: Re: Ipe....too dry?
Post by: Justin Snyder on January 07, 2011, 12:44:31 am

Using heat to try to bend it I have gotten it to dry, but I don't think it will get to dry on its own. I have left it in the dry on purpose and not had a problem. I even checked it with a moisture meter and it didn't drop below 9%MC.