how long after heat treating??

[Mo_coon-catcher]

I’m in the shoot once it’s cool group. I usually heat treat either before I go to work or before bed. So that once done it’ll have atleast 10 hours to cool. And it’s usually about 24 hours before I can work on it again. I also leave them in the form until I’m ready to work on them. It seems to help hold the shape.

Kyle

[leonwood]

I let it cool overnight and continue tillering, never had a problem. Even did some heat treating in the morning and finish the tiller in the afternoon some times. This was with black locust though and that stuff seems pretty unbreakable to me

[High-Desert]

I've never waited, just long enough where it fully cool, and I live in the desert. I'm guessing it depends on the wood. Tension strong woods, relative to the belly, probably aren't as critical to wait. But I only have experience heat treating yew, hickory,  osage, and (very limited) Dogwood, all tension strong woods. But I'm thinking waiting to be  on the safe side may be best.