Originally Posted by
amowry
Do you cycle the heat a few times with the heating blanket? I usually heat once for bending, let cool, then heat again for about 15 minutes at a lower temperature (maybe 180 degrees F). That should help set the bend.
However, non-figured maple will spring back more because the fibers can't slip past each other during the bending process. Highly figured quartersawn maple will have almost no springback.
It may not be too much of an issue because the plates and blocks will hold the sides to shape and the stresses will eventually dissipate, but if you still can I would try cycling the heat once or twice more.
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