What a fantastic looking bending jig - simple and effective!

I had the stock on my Merkel 1620 bent by Griffin & Howe. In addition to returning the gun to me with a new crack in the stock, they also scorched the finish so that the wrist area is now much darker than the rest of the stock.

Since then, I have had many guns bent by Mike Orlen. He does a fantastic job, and the finish on the Orlen-bent guns looks to be completly unaffected by whatever heating process he uses.

Anyone know how G&H heats the wood for bending; anyone know what heating process Mike Orlen uses? Heated oil? Steam? Infra red? Heating tape? Hot air? Any others?

--shinbone