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Offline dinorocks

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Dry Box Idea???
« on: March 13, 2012, 12:02:00 PM »
While working in my bow shop (basement) on removing some mass from some of my unseasoned staves, I was contemplating building a dry box to speed the drying process up a bit...  I was thinking that after I whittled my stave into a bow blank, sealed it, and clamped it to a caul, I could insert the blank/caul into a door I could cut into  my furnace pipe.  There is a section of pipe that takes a 45 degree turn down before straightening out that I could install a sealed door.  My furnace fan runs consistently and the heat turns on as needed per thermostat. :knothead:  

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Re: Dry Box Idea???
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2012, 12:51:00 PM »
I wouldn't cut into ther furnace pipe but make a heat exchange of some sort.  Actually a few light bulbs would be cheaper, easer and safer.
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Re: Dry Box Idea???
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2012, 01:20:00 PM »
Thanks Pat!  Good advice!  My wife would probably not like if I cut into our furnace pipe!
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Re: Dry Box Idea???
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2012, 01:53:00 PM »
Neither would the fire marshall! d;^)
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Re: Dry Box Idea???
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2012, 02:50:00 PM »
It would only work in the winter as well. I really like my dry box in the summer with our high humidity. Winters are dry.


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