| How to deal with twisted cup? [message #29589] |
Fri, 02 September 2005 19:35  |
GarMan
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I have a piece really nice curly birch that's 1/4" x 8" x 24", but it has twist and cup in it. What's the best way to flatten it out? I tried wetting it for a few minutes and sandwitching it over-night. It came out flat but curved back during the course of a day. Should I try this again but soak the piece over-night first? thx,
gar.
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| Re: It wants to be a tree [message #29593 is a reply to message #29590] |
Tue, 06 September 2005 23:21  |
Shane
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Registered: May 2009
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You can make a quick and easy steam chamber out of a piece of steel duct and any old heat source hot enough to boil the water (just remember if your using a flame source to keep the direct heat away fromt he wood.) Done it plenty of times years ago making cherokee style bows. Learned that it's better to apply dry heat with a heat gun to dry wood and wet heat to newly cut wood after much messin up, though.
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