Moro,
Can't help out on the heat gun. I am interested to see what responses you get.
I have tried straightening sticks with steam and been mostly unsuccessful.
First I wrapped the area that had the hook with wet towels and heated with a propane torch. That pretty much just scorched the towels, and my butt when the wife saw them!
Next I got out my propane fish fryer pot, filled it with water and got it boiling. I then put the stick over the steaming pot. It seemed to work till I got too rammy and over bent the sticks to the breaking point. I then gave up on trying to straighten sticks.
After a bit more research I've come to the conclusion that I need to build a steam box for the sticks, add a lid on the pot to trap the steam and some kinda pipe or duct to get the steam from the pot to the box. That is way too much messing around for me at this point.
The way I see it now, if mother nature put a kink in the staff it's meant to be there and besides that au naturel look gives the piece character!
Can't help out on the heat gun. I am interested to see what responses you get.
I have tried straightening sticks with steam and been mostly unsuccessful.
First I wrapped the area that had the hook with wet towels and heated with a propane torch. That pretty much just scorched the towels, and my butt when the wife saw them!
Next I got out my propane fish fryer pot, filled it with water and got it boiling. I then put the stick over the steaming pot. It seemed to work till I got too rammy and over bent the sticks to the breaking point. I then gave up on trying to straighten sticks.
After a bit more research I've come to the conclusion that I need to build a steam box for the sticks, add a lid on the pot to trap the steam and some kinda pipe or duct to get the steam from the pot to the box. That is way too much messing around for me at this point.
The way I see it now, if mother nature put a kink in the staff it's meant to be there and besides that au naturel look gives the piece character!