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Title: 60 year Osage cracking.
Post by: earnestsix on May 07, 2018, 11:10:57 AM

I've got really twisted staves out of this,  and have cracked it after dry heat bending. I guess I cooked the wood to long. I have several good bows made out of younger wood.  My question, is older tree wood more prone to cracks when heat straighting.

Title: Re: 60 year Osage cracking.
Post by: scrub-buster on May 07, 2018, 10:05:11 PM

Where did it crack and how where you trying to bend it?  Can you post a picture of the cracked area?

Where was it stored?  Just because a stave is seasoned for years it can still hold excess moisture from the RH that it is stored in. 

Title: Re: 60 year Osage cracking.
Post by: earnestsix on May 09, 2018, 10:44:16 AM

 cannot post pictures for some reason