I recent found an awesome stick while hiking with my family (in mid January)
Since then I have removed all the bark and sanded it to make it look even more awesome(er) I even wrapped the top in leather strips (which looks great!)
The problem is that today I decided that the stick was not "straight enough" and had too much bend...
So I decided to try to clamp it straight on a flat board...
It decided to crack on a knot (which I am sure I can probably glue back together), I did not steam it at all (as I did not have the means)
How long should I leave the wood clamped straight so that it wont bounce back right away (and finally fix my big crack of a mistake)?