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Offline Deerhunter21

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Re: Cracks?
« Reply #15 on: April 04, 2022, 07:01:14 pm »
Here is what I have done so far. Ideas???
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Offline Hamish

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Re: Cracks?
« Reply #16 on: April 04, 2022, 10:17:16 pm »
I wasn't too worried about rot, until I saw that last picture(side view).  Something weird is occurring in the dark area of the tip.

Most likely some kind of fungus, if I had to guess, because the coloration is not coming from the heartwood, and doesn't occur anywhere else.

Will it work??? I don't know, but sure is a big risk

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Re: Cracks?
« Reply #17 on: April 04, 2022, 10:52:07 pm »
Persimmon has a dark hue to it unlike other whitewoods. I really don't think it's rot.
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Re: Cracks?
« Reply #18 on: April 23, 2022, 05:53:49 pm »
Bad news… the checks are still growing after I sealed it a second time and filled them with CA glue. I’m not sure what else I can do. I’ll work on it after the hickory bow I’m working on. We’ll see what happens
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Re: Cracks?
« Reply #19 on: April 23, 2022, 10:13:12 pm »
That’s too bad man.  It was worth a try anyway. 
Sticks and stones and other poky stabby things.

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Re: Cracks?
« Reply #20 on: April 24, 2022, 08:17:29 am »
It does not look like a drying check. I see such deep cracks when I mishandled logs while splitting them, usually in the belly splits. If it passes the bend test and does not go all the way to the belly, I would back it with wood or bamboo, even though I rarely make backed bows. I would work on it a little more.