Author Topic: Maple ? (Read 4561 times)

---GUTSHOT---> · « **on:** March 05, 2016, 05:06:57 pm »

Does maple like heat or steam?

bubby · « **Reply #1 on:** March 05, 2016, 07:33:16 pm »

steam to bend and it likes a good belly toasting

---GUTSHOT---> · « **Reply #2 on:** March 05, 2016, 07:39:09 pm »

steam to bend and it likes a good belly toasting

Thanks bubby

Springbuck · « **Reply #3 on:** March 10, 2016, 12:19:23 pm »

Agreed. You could make little corrections with dry heat, but steam or boiling for most things.

And heat treating improves maple a lot.

JonW · « **Reply #4 on:** March 10, 2016, 12:59:40 pm »

I just took out some twist and reflexed a piece of Maple with dry heat and it worked well.

bow101 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 10, 2016, 01:47:23 pm »

steam to bend and it likes a good belly toasting

I have bent dry sugar Maple [eastern rock hard maple] with a heat gun like bubble gum

steam is a myth

bubby · « **Reply #6 on:** March 10, 2016, 02:20:04 pm »

I have bent dry sugar Maple [eastern rock hard maple] with a heat gun like bubble gum

steam is a myth

Thats b.s.

Knoll · « **Reply #7 on:** March 10, 2016, 03:55:25 pm »

Thats b.s.

Not much room for misinterpretation .... $:-\$

bow101 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 10, 2016, 06:10:59 pm »

I have bent dry sugar Maple [eastern rock hard maple] with a heat gun like bubble gum steam is a myth

Thats b.s.

Off topic ..........board material not a problem albeit 1/4" thick.

Primitive Archer