it is really as simple as that.
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Boxwood Tip
To straighten out bent boxwood simply place in vice and gently heat ( an electric paintstripper blower is ideal) gently straighten.Voile.
it is really as simple as that.
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it is really as simple as that.
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Hi Uilliam,
a further question: I did a similiar thing to an ABW-chanter and to Lignum-regs (removed keys) that had gone bananas - put them in the metal-lathe; heated them gently with a hair dryer, pushed them straight gently with the turning-facility without the chisel and let them "chill out" again. I was afraid though to do that to boxwood-items because mostly they are slightly varnished and tanned. How is your experiance?
Cheers,
Hans
a further question: I did a similiar thing to an ABW-chanter and to Lignum-regs (removed keys) that had gone bananas - put them in the metal-lathe; heated them gently with a hair dryer, pushed them straight gently with the turning-facility without the chisel and let them "chill out" again. I was afraid though to do that to boxwood-items because mostly they are slightly varnished and tanned. How is your experiance?
Cheers,
Hans
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Another possible strategy:
I have a boxwood Bb flute made in England where the ambient humidity was probably around 60 percent or higher. Whenever that flute is exposed to low humidity (below 30 percent) for any length of time, it warps out of round so much that the tenons become oval and I can't put the flute together. To get it back to its original shape, all I do is put it into a humidified Tupperware container for a day. I wouldn't be surprised if the same technique would work for a chanter; it's worth trying....although finding a Tupperware container long enough to accommodate a chanter might be challenging!
I have a boxwood Bb flute made in England where the ambient humidity was probably around 60 percent or higher. Whenever that flute is exposed to low humidity (below 30 percent) for any length of time, it warps out of round so much that the tenons become oval and I can't put the flute together. To get it back to its original shape, all I do is put it into a humidified Tupperware container for a day. I wouldn't be surprised if the same technique would work for a chanter; it's worth trying....although finding a Tupperware container long enough to accommodate a chanter might be challenging!
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Re: Boxwood Tip
Thats interesting, Northumbrian pipemaker Colin Ross was telling me the exact same thing on Saturday although he recommended bending it the 'other' way to which its warped and it will come back to centre. (He was talking about putting the piece back in the lathe to do it though).Uilliam wrote:To straighten out bent boxwood simply place in vice and gently heat ( an electric paintstripper blower is ideal) gently straighten.Voile.
it is really as simple as that.
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Hans..I was shewn it on untreated box so I have no idea about varnished pieces,depends how badly warped it is and how much ye want it back to pristine.ye can always revarnish it if ye want to...
Beckity it must be serendipity methinks
I see no reason why ye shouldnae bend it opposite.
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Uilliam
Beckity it must be serendipity methinks
I see no reason why ye shouldnae bend it opposite.Slán Go Foill
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