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Author: hellochris
Date: 2009-02-01 14:29
I just split my cane and started curing my cane. My cane hasn't been "planed" yet. Do you this is a wise idea.
What is the standard way of curing cane?
Chris
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Author: L. Omar Henderson
Date: 2009-02-01 14:57
Generally cane is harvested in the winter months when the water content is lowest. The leaves are stripped and it is sun dried with turning for several weeks which turns it the characteristic yellow golden color. The cane is then cut at the internode spaces and put into burlap or polymesh bags and aged at a relatively low humidity at about 20 degrees C for at least a year sometimes more (sometimes 2 or 3). The cane is then split and processed into reeds. Cane is cured before being split. (Disclaimer - I raise cane)
L. Omar Henderson
www.doctorsprod.com
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Author: hellochris
Date: 2009-02-01 14:59
What do you think the are the pros and cons of curing cane after being split. In my case for example. I know that many people cure their blanks numerous times.
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Author: Arnoldstang
Date: 2009-02-01 15:12
I know an oboist who soaks cane for days or weeks for a leaching process. What comes out of the cane is quite visible in the water.
Freelance woodwind performer
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Author: L. Omar Henderson
Date: 2009-02-01 15:34
The con is that after splitting uncured cane you will get many more random cracks in the split cane than if you let the tube cure before splitting.
L. Omar Henderson
www.doctorsprod.com
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