Author: myoboe
Date: 2009-01-26 11:42
Thankyou all for your kind advice, learning a lot through this BBoard. I only soaked for a bit over 7 hours in my last tying, the trouble is I am not always free to tie it when it is ready :-( I used to use a spoon to force the cane down to the bottom of the container so it is fully immersed for an even soaking, now I know to check for the sinking :-)
In my last tying, I took greater care in tapering the ends and made sure I thin more towards the ends. I ended up having 50% success rate (1 out of 2 cane), but the failure was not due to cracking this time (only a small crack for one cane), but the problem is air leaking ! It appeared that the sides of the cane were closed at the staple, i.e. 47mm from the bottom, but then further up about halfway to the top, the sides were not closed tightly enough, maybe the cane is not shaped properly so that it bends at the wrong place ?
Just wonder for those who purchase "gouged, shaped and folded" cane and are doing every step right, what your success rate is with those cane ?
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