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Offline swimbill

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Straightening cedar shafts
« on: February 05, 2009, 01:41:06 pm »
Hi I  just received a lot of cedar shafts, some are very good others not so straight.  What is the best method for straightening out cedar shafts.
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Re: Straightening cedar shafts
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2009, 01:47:17 pm »
sometimes you can just hand straighten..bend where it needs and hold for a second...might have to heat them a tad ..just don't overheat...gut
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Straightening cedar shafts
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2009, 05:46:16 pm »
What Gut said!
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Re: Straightening cedar shafts
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2009, 09:43:19 am »
One of those little hooks like you screw into the wall works pretty good, just screw it into a wooden handle, put it over the shaft, and rub it on the outside of the bend while you'r putting a little pressure on it.
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Re: Straightening cedar shafts
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2009, 10:50:08 am »
I made a tool like Hillbilly suggested and here is a pic of how it is used.   
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Re: Straightening cedar shafts
« Reply #5 on: February 14, 2009, 01:35:13 pm »
Hi,  POC is usually easy to straighten and hand straightening works best for me.  For those few shafts that require more I like the 'ACE' brand compression straightener.  3R has them.   The "'ACE' works well on more difficult woods like ash as well.  Ron
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Re: Straightening cedar shafts
« Reply #6 on: February 14, 2009, 01:45:17 pm »
Pat B. : ( Not to interrupt this thread) but will those kind of straightening tools with work with cane and bamboo without heat?
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Re: Straightening cedar shafts
« Reply #7 on: February 14, 2009, 01:56:51 pm »
You will need heat to get them straight initally but this tool will help if they get a little out of straightness between the nodes.
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Re: Straightening cedar shafts
« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2009, 11:42:48 am »
I use the Shaft Tamer from 3Rivers and a solid flat surface (counter top). 
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Re: Straightening cedar shafts
« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2009, 12:51:58 pm »
PatB, is that bamboo in your pic with the tool?
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Re: Straightening cedar shafts
« Reply #10 on: February 19, 2009, 01:54:56 pm »
Yes, Pup! It is a native bamboo(Arundaneria appalachiana) aka hill cane.     Pat
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