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violating vine maple growth rings
episaacs:
How much of a problem is created by cutting through the growth ring(s) on the back of a vine maple selfbow?
mullet:
None,Back it.
Gordon:
That depends. How deep are the violations? Are they at any pin knots? Where on the limb are they? Vine maple is pretty tough stuff, but it can lift a splinter if you are not careful.
episaacs:
These are very shallow tangential violations, circle cuts the size of a dime. The round stave is not shaped yet; I did this while whittling off the bark.
Gordon:
It 's probably fine. But if you are worried about it, back it with silk.
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