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Offline fishbow2

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heat bending
« on: March 25, 2013, 07:24:00 PM »
how long does it take to heat bend limb tips?i had the heat gun on the wood for 5 minutes or so and didnt see any change in bending the wood
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Re: heat bending
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2013, 07:31:00 PM »
What wood are you using? Different woods react differently to different types of heat, either wet of dry. How thick is the wood you are trying to bend?
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Re: heat bending
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2013, 07:46:00 PM »
red oak board .5" thick at limb tips
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Re: heat bending
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2013, 10:24:00 PM »
I've never heat bent red oak but I think I'd steam it.
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