How does it work?
I was trying to rough out a bow from a green log as described in TBB. Noticed just how pliable it was and slapped it up on a board with some clamps to see what would happen.
Now I just need to wait for it to dry a bit.
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Never done it myself, but one of the TBB describes doing just that.
Yeah, I can't say this was an original idea, just wondered if anyone here had tried it and what kind of results they got.
And of course anything I should be looking out for.
actually one section in one of the bowyers bibles also says that staves that take reflex while drying are really"pretending" and will lose that reflex.from personal experience, i had a hickory stave that dried with roughly 3" of reflex in it, then after floor tillering it was almost completely gone, so it went on a caul to gain 3" or so of reflex back.
Yeah, but I'm thinking stave reflex from the stresses induced during drying/shrinkage are different than putting on a caul when soft and pliable (and close to floor tiller). I'm hoping this is more like boiling or steaming wood.
Well, I'll know soon enough I guess.