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Originally Posted by lauraleellbp
People have used grape vines- but only those who want the blackwater effect b/c they will leech tannins nonstop. They also would need to be thoroughly dried first.
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This is my mission for tomorrow: i will go diving in grape vines. i will pick out the most interesting pieces i can find..
Then im gonna get all the loose stuff off of em with a wire brush. if they dont look totally dead i can place them in the oven for 3 hours or so at 250 degrees.(if they fit in there) sound okay? im a bit reluctant to try and cook the wood... i dont know how much heat is okay to use.
tial and error? error potentially results in wood on fire + smoke alarm and a big mess.
would rather keep this stuff at a safe temp. how high can you really go before the wood will start to smoke?
anyone tried to dry out the wood this way?
how else could it be dried? (reminds me of making jerky.) i want to put it in the oven because this is probably the only fast way to dry it. otherwise i would have to leave it outside... let the sun do its thing.
the tannins: they leach out nonstop? the blackwater effect is cool, but not today, not for this tank. If i boil them long enough they have to stop leaching eventually huh?