I've used bands purchased from John that sat around for 5-7 years without
issue. I do boil mine before bending so dryness isn't an issue.

Dennis

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From: OldTools [mailto:oldtools-bounces@s...] On Behalf Of
Nichael Cramer
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2019 12:17 PM
To: oldtools@s...
Subject: [OldTools] 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.