Thank you gentleman.
BJ-Yeah its was a hectic season but pretty much caught up now. Paper work, meetings and hiding out from the cold for a little while now. With the seasonal help all gone south for the winter I have been helping out making cider but looks like the juice apples will all be used up soon. Got a couple more tillered but need to make strings and shoot them in. hope that does not take too long for me but you never know.
PD- thats too bad you got rid of that stave. you got the skill and experience and I think youd like the wood. But I get it, I save too much and sometimes have to throw out (difficult)staves because get tired of passing on them for pieces I'd rather work on.
I did Will. I heat treated the limbs like I do any other white wood. Started some reflex maybe a little more than half way out on the limb. I suppose I lost 2 inches of that to pull out and set.
Phillip- With an sg of 82 at 12%mc Im supprised you dont see more. Hard to find a straight piece is maybe the biggest problem. I got 2 or 3 more buried in my stave pile but this may have been my best piece and dont know if Ill be able to find another tree I can cut.
I'd love to make a 58-60" bendy from the the stuff.
May have to invest in some better wood burner tools, the ones I have now are cheap. I dont have the artistic skills to do fancy things but could stick with keeping it simple. Thanks again guys.
Mike
