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Offline WoodBenderDW

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Heat Treating question
« on: June 10, 2012, 10:11:42 am »
Has anyone ever heat treated a board bow?  I'm using hickory.
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Offline RobWiden

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Re: Heat Treating question
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2012, 11:27:56 am »
   Yes. As long as the grain is good enough to handle the tension, it's the same as a stave. Of course, that's true of an untreated board too. You can heat treat, flip tips, bend for string alignment, whatever.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Heat Treating question
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2012, 12:41:38 pm »
...but like any wood that is manipulated with heat of any kind, give it plenty of time to rehydrate before you stress it.
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