Can you find any use for this?

[vinemaplebows]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub4-DqBSby4

[bubby]

dang, did you see them bend the 2x6 on edge

[Crogacht]

Does make you wonder what they did to it to make it behave like that.

[Del the cat]

Freaky, don't s'pose it's much good for bows after that process tho' 
Del

[Don Case]

You would never break another bow, but your arrows might not reach the target either.

[lostarrow]

they use it for cabinet making and in boat interiors. They compress it from the ends. (introduced set on all surfaces)
 

[vinemaplebows]

I was thinking BACKING!

[Carson (CMB)]

For me, this video reasserts the importance of burnishing the backs of bows. 

[zenart]

For me, this video reasserts the importance of burnishing the backs of bows. 

Carson when you burnish are you applying a lot of pressure, like really bearing down attempting to 'compress' deeply or are you just working the surface fibers to help prevent splinter lift?

[toomanyknots]

Although that is kinda crazy, hard maple is probably the perfect wood for this example. It is pretty darn tension strong.

[Carson (CMB)]

Zenart, I use as much force by hand as I can.  I use polished stones.  By the time I am done, my shoulders, wrists, and hands, are ready for a break.  A noticeable amount of heat is generated in the wood during the process. 

[JackCrafty]

First thing I thought of was, "Now that would be an easy way to make a twisted stem smoking pipe!"   

[Badger]

  This same effect can happen on bows that are overly reflexed, not to this extreme but the same forces are at work. We crush the back fibers when we reflex it stretching the belly fibers, Then we crush the belly fibers when we start tillering the bow, thats why we kind of hit a point of deminishing returns with reflex.