vetryan15 wrote on May 15
th, 2020 at 3:14pm:
What are thoughts on carving out a bow with green wood?? I got plenty of that, in poplar, and i got some huge maple staves i cut up a couple montha ago. I will be cuting down another ash tree, all mine have big burls on em, i can use in the future.
I might try an tackle the spliced wood later on, cuz i have no idea what iam doing.
With a few exceptions I like to take 3-4 staves and reduce them to floor tiller. Reseal the last 8 inches on each side and toss them in a warm dry place. Then on to the next. Once reduced to floor tiller, especially woods like poplar, will dry super fast. No need to bother with green bows. If you have a hot box with a fan in it you will have more bows than you know what to do with in a matter of a week. Without, just put them in front of a box fan and flip once in the morning and once at night. Two weeks max before it’s ready.
And yes, I agree with Walter. Save those beautiful maple staves for when you have a little practice. Such a beautiful wood...