Author Topic: Anybody know anything about steam bending hickory? (Read 1395 times)

toomanyknots · « **on:** November 10, 2012, 08:37:27 pm »

Just wondering, I have a board I will be turning into a mild recurve sometime in the future, and was wondering how hickory took to steam bending.

JonW · « **Reply #1 on:** November 10, 2012, 08:48:38 pm »

I have steamed and boiled it with good results.

killir duck · « **Reply #2 on:** November 10, 2012, 09:11:03 pm »

i have steamed it a couple times but i think dry heat works better

RyanY · « **Reply #3 on:** November 10, 2012, 10:27:27 pm »

I've boiled it quite a few times and had good results.

toomanyknots · « **Reply #4 on:** November 11, 2012, 01:40:46 am »

Cool, thanks everyone!

soy · « **Reply #5 on:** November 11, 2012, 04:30:57 am »

I have done both and fine and if you're doing a sharp bend boiling / steaming works better in my experience

okie64 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 11, 2012, 08:54:14 am »

Steam and hickory work great together. Ive never had much luck bendin sharp curves with dry heat on hickory.

Dean Marlow · « **Reply #7 on:** November 11, 2012, 09:36:46 am »

I agree with Okie. All I use any more on Hickory is steam.

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