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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: ---GUTSHOT---> on March 05, 2016, 05:06:57 pm

Title: Maple ?
Post by: ---GUTSHOT---> on March 05, 2016, 05:06:57 pm

Does maple like heat or steam?

Title: Re: Maple ?
Post by: bubby on March 05, 2016, 07:33:16 pm

steam to bend and it likes a good belly toasting

Title: Re: Maple ?
Post by: ---GUTSHOT---> on March 05, 2016, 07:39:09 pm

Quote from: bubby on March 05, 2016, 07:33:16 pm

steam to bend and it likes a good belly toasting

Thanks bubby

Title: Re: Maple ?
Post by: Springbuck on March 10, 2016, 12:19:23 pm

Agreed.  You could make little corrections with dry heat, but steam or boiling for most things.

And heat treating improves maple a lot.

Title: Re: Maple ?
Post by: JonW on March 10, 2016, 12:59:40 pm

I just took out some twist and reflexed a piece of Maple with dry heat and it worked well.

Title: Re: Maple ?
Post by: bow101 on March 10, 2016, 01:47:23 pm

Quote from: bubby on March 05, 2016, 07:33:16 pm

steam to bend and it likes a good belly toasting

I have bent dry sugar Maple [eastern rock hard maple] with a heat gun like bubble gum   ???  steam is a myth

Title: Re: Maple ?
Post by: bubby on March 10, 2016, 02:20:04 pm

I have bent dry sugar Maple [eastern rock hard maple] with a heat gun like bubble gum   ???  steam is a myth




Thats b.s.

Title: Re: Maple ?
Post by: Knoll on March 10, 2016, 03:55:25 pm

Quote from: bubby on March 10, 2016, 02:20:04 pm

Thats b.s.

Not much room for misinterpretation ....  :-\

Title: Re: Maple ?
Post by: bow101 on March 10, 2016, 06:10:59 pm

Quote from: bubby on March 10, 2016, 02:20:04 pm

I have bent dry sugar Maple [eastern rock hard maple] with a heat gun like bubble gum   ???  steam is a myth


Thats b.s.

Off topic ..........board material not a problem albeit 1/4" thick.