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268183 Nichael Cramer <nichael@s...> 2019‑03‑23 Old Shakerbox Band Question
OK, so here's the deal.

Last week I came across a stash of shaker box bands that I ordered
from John Wilson quite a while back.

In more detail, they're a mixture of sizes (both cherry and maple)
and they been sitting in my (relatively) dry basement for probably
10-12 years.

So my question to the collective wisdom is this:

Do you see any problem with using the bands in the "normal" way.

In short, normally I'd assume that letting wood dry for a while is
all to the good.   But bending is sort of a special case and I don't
have any sense of to what extent  "drying" for this length
of time will affect how bendable they still are.
(I could just experiment, I guess.  But I'd just as soon not end up
with a pile of split-out wood, if I could know ahead of time that I
should do something else with it.  SoI thought I'd ask around on the 
porch first.)

I guess the ranges of options are something like:
  1] It won't have any effect.
  2] The "extra drying" will only improve how well the band will bend.
  3] It's hopeless.
  4]  ???

If you _do_ foresee any problem, do have any suggestions about
what I might do ahead of time to help the situation?

Thanks,
Nichael

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