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Offline snag

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Heat treating Vine Maple?
« on: January 22, 2011, 01:44:20 pm »
I have a stave that is need of some serious straightening. Just wondering if vine maple takes to heat treating well or if it is a lost cause?
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Offline Elktracker

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Re: Heat treating Vine Maple?
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2011, 01:56:10 pm »
I am no pro but I have taken some knarly twists and bends out of vine maple staves with dry heat, as always it works best once reduced down in size most of the way. Good luck
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Offline Gordon

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Re: Heat treating Vine Maple?
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2011, 04:41:24 pm »
I've used both dry and steam heat to bend vine maple with good success.
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