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Offline Kitsu

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New bow, requesting a few tips
« on: February 26, 2009, 03:23:20 pm »
i have a shape roughed out and ive just been gradually sanding it time to time when i get bored, i have had it as a rough tiller for a while now, it is maple and i am almost sure that it has been seasoned/dried by now, any clue when is too early or too late?
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Offline Pat B

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Re: New bow, requesting a few tips
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2009, 04:18:36 pm »
You should be able to tell by the resilience of the wood. Floor tiller it and see if the limbs spring back, if they feel crisp and if it has a ring to it when you thump it. How long has it been in the state it is in? More than a few months and it is ready or at least close.
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Re: New bow, requesting a few tips
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2009, 06:36:28 pm »
with a rough tiller, drying shouldn't take much longer than 2 weeks.

best option is to weight it. if it looses less than 3grams/day, it's more or less dried, and ready for final tillering.

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