Bob there are different schools of thought on that, some say 24 hrs I personaly if Im doing a large area will stay on the caul 8 hrs if it is a smaller area a couple hours ,I heat treat after the stave has rested 9
Days depending on the age of the stave steam can add moister or take it out ! Steam corrections some times can come out if not followed by heat treating on the same caul, also with osage the caul needs to be butter smooth like a glass form if there is any imperfections it will show in the limbs after proper dry heating
I see the self bow kick is back this year 

Thanks buddy I will leave it for few days, and then might toast the belly too . I have seen steaming drop moisture content about 3% on a previous stave. Very hard to get much below 12% here in subtropical zone. High humidity.

Bob I don't know if your adding any reflex but I found also as far as heat treating on the caul that if you dont add more buffer clamp blocks so there is no more 3/4" of space between the blocks as your heating to 375 Deg  it can cause roller coasters in the limb , obviously you could smooth them up but then you have a non parallel back/belly , just passing hard knock lessons 

Thanks . It had a fair degree of natural reflex, but mostly just straightening a few kinks . Really not sure if I will toast the belly yet. Never in previous ones and they worked just fine, but will heed your advise.

So Max, is that finish a deliberate effort? Cause it looks like somebody left it out in some acid rain.
Maybe they need to brush their teeth and floss before spitting on the bamboo.

After going back thru the thread, I see what the problem is. The stain is alcohol based, well that's only going to work if you blow .20 or higher on the breathalyzer.
You need the new saliva based stain and finish; "SPITSHINE"!. Guaranteed to put a smile on anybody with salivary glands. Works with a full set of teeth or dentures. Always filtered, so you never see what the chemists had for lunch!

 

 

I don't about the rest of you folks, but I have a uniform I wear in the shop. Same thing every time, damn fiberglass. So I had the great idea one cold morning, I'll warm up my overalls on the wood stove. Lesson learned, don't ever walk away from your clothes on the wood stove. I actually thought they were ok until I washed them. No charing, just brown and smoking a little.
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Good thing you was not wearing them.

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A guy would have to be humping a stove to get those burn marks
I love my wood stove, but not that much.

 just brown and smoking a little

Hain't no doubt in my mind:)

Quote from: Flem on December 10, 2019, 01:15:09 PM
I don't about the rest of you folks, but I have a uniform I wear in the shop. Same thing every time, damn fiberglass. So I had the great idea one cold morning, I'll warm up my overalls on the wood stove. Lesson learned, don't ever walk away from your clothes on the wood stove. I actually thought they were ok until I washed them. No charing, just brown and smoking a little.
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Just an FYI to you guys!! Trapping supply dealer sell rubber full length (5') aprons that work great for this type of work. Keeps most if not all fiberglass off your clothes.

Don't think that rubber would smell too good on the wood stove

Pink aprons?

Quote from: Roy from Pa on December 10, 2019, 02:55:00 PM
Pink aprons?

Light Blue!! LOL Goes with my Eyes!

Dang I thought maybe the ole mule bit ya ah good one?

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I thought he was just sitting around the shop scratching....umm.....well his head

Once every 3 or 4 years North Mississippi get's this

Putting a trilam together. Belly european hornbeam, center european walnut, backing hard american maple, powerlam jatoba.
Will be a straight limb one with one inch backset.
All three full length lams have a .003 taper.