Heat correcting twist without reducing...

[Cloudfeather]

I've heat corrected twist on bows once they've been roughed out. But has anyone corrected twist while still in stage form? I want to untwist some of this Osage before I attempt to sell it. Any suggestions?

[TimBo]

I have tried half-heartedly to straighten thicker pieces of wood (with both heat gun and steam) and have come to the conclusion that it's a lot better to reduce them first.  To do it properley, you need a seriously heavy duty clamp/jig setup.  Having said that, I am looking forward to learning something new from the more experienced guys on this topic.

You could also just call them Select Character Staves for the Advanced Bowyer and sell them for more money!

[DC]

I tried it once with  a yew stave that was about 2" square. I managed to do it but the stave split a bit up the middle. I used it anyway and it made a bow. It's a whole lot easier to do when it's reduced some. Maybe you could sell floor tillered staves

[JonW]

Get rid of Osage staves?  You obviously have not reached the proper level of hoarding yet

[Cloudfeather]

Get rid of? No, lol. Just recouping the price of these logs to get more.

[Prarie Bowyer]

SPLIT THEM TO STAVE SIZE AND BE DONE.  UNLESS IT IS STILL GREEN THEN YOU COULD GET SOME OUT WITH STEAM HEAT AFTER SPLITTING.

I wouldn't bother till I was making staves.