Question about quick drying a stave

[TroyH]

Been out of osage for too long and went and cut some today.  Got several good and several questionable staves from the tree.
Anyway, I don't want to wait 6 months for a stave to dry.  
Has anyone had any luck or experience trying to speed up the process?
I've heard of guys putting it in the car in the summer    :rolleyes:
I have a hot box that I could try.
I know this has been discussed at some point in the past.
Thanks for any advice.

[Pat B]

You can reduce a stave to floor tiller stage and put it in the hot box for a few weeks at about 90degs. Be sure the back and ends are well sealed.
If you weigh the stave before drying and keep checking the weight until it goes 3 days without loosing weight. It will be ready to go.

[John Scifres]

I highly recommend you get Dean Torges' book "Hunting the Osage Bow".  It tells all about force drying osage.

Hunting the Osage Bow

[RRock]

That is one heck of a good read. So much so, that I'm thinking I might want to give it a try. Now, I just need to find a good Osage tree.