Every stock is unique. I tried bending a Black Walnut using a setup designed by another poster on this board using hot oil and heat lamps. It bent only to return to its original bend. Tried it again and left it in the clamps for a full week. Within two months it was back where it started from. On the third attempt it broke. Maybe I was too aggressive that time or three bends and you are out. Another Sterlingworth bent easily and held the bend. Both looked to have similar grain flow in the wrist. So one worked and the other did not. Its not impossible to find a Sterlingworth take off stock so it may be that be worth a try. But if the grain flow is not good in the wrist, or has any type of knots or weird grain flow, I would not try it.
Do a search on this site to see a couple setups to try. Not hard to make if you have a little wood working skills.
Last edited by KY Jon; 09/12/18 06:49 AM.
