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Offline DeanLaw1776

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Straightening osage
« on: June 17, 2019, 01:18:23 pm »
Wondering how many times you can steam a stave? having trouble getting Osage straightened.
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Offline Stixnstones

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Re: Straightening osage
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2019, 01:58:38 pm »
Is it floor tillered? I usually dont straighten until i'm floor tillered or real close to it.
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Straightening osage
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2019, 02:08:41 pm »
Could you describe what you tried and what problem your having? Like sticks asked, is stave reduced to floor tiller? How long are you steaming?
My experience with Osage is it bends rather nicely and usually stays where I put it. It doesn't have to be perfectly straight.
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Offline DeanLaw1776

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Re: Straightening osage
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2019, 02:21:13 pm »
It’s not floor tillered, I roughed it out bout 2 months ago and placed her in the dry box. Should I hold off until floor tillering to attempt again? I tried two different times today, first was steamed for 30 minutes and second time (couple hours later) was for 40 minutes
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Offline Stixnstones

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Re: Straightening osage
« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2019, 06:21:56 pm »
Yeah, ya got too much meat there. Get 'er bendin some
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: Straightening osage
« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2019, 06:29:34 pm »
That doesn’t look that severe. Dry heat should correct it I think, but you gotta get it thinner. 30 min per half inch with steam, or there bouts.  I would get it bending well at floor tiller and then take a run at it.
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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: Straightening osage
« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2019, 08:30:22 pm »
Too much meat, your limbs should be about 3/4" thick or less to bend easily.
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Offline DeanLaw1776

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Re: Straightening osage
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2019, 02:33:57 pm »
Appreciate it gentlemen, I’ll post pictures once it gets finished. Should be a good one with the amount of natural deflex
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