Cold and humidity

[bradsmith2010]

and spring and fall bow too,,

[Allyn T]

Lol I better ramp up my efforts then. It's the tillering that is slowing me down : )

[darinputman]

While storing bows in my shop the humidity was up to 70-80% if I remember right, during this time. It was a couple months and I wanted to see if the heat treating method would prevent hickory from taking on moisture. They got back up to 6-8% moisture content and cast took a hit. But after being in heat box a while, it returned.
   I don't have exact numbers on humidity, temperature and moisture content with me but do believe I got it in my logbook at home.
   I've read somewhere you should store @50% humidity but have never tried it longterm as I just revert back to osage since it doesn't seem to matter with it.

[Allyn T]

Yeah it gets really humid here in the summer. I'll have to see what my basement is like during that time. Maybe I can try an epoxy sealer too

[darinputman]

I put whats referred to as Massey finish on mine, using denatured alcohol instead of acetone as I really was hoping  that my hickory bows could resist the urge to take on moisture.