The stave was shag bark hickory that I cut on Christmas day. Got 14 staves out of it that are nearly perfectly straight.
I was thinking it was cambium as the little splinters didn't really look like a splinter lifting. I have yet to break a bow but have extensive wood working experience but I still am kinda new to this. This was the bow I posted about that after I layed it out it was as straight but when you strung it it was a mess. A couple of heat treats later and its all good now.
Thanks much for the advice guys.
My mind is more at ease now I can continue making a batch of arrows for it and now wonder if the bow is gonna blow on me then I have a batch of 650 grain arrows and no bow heavy enough to shoot them.
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Ya never know with wood though she might go any ways... If it wasn't for the way the cambium worked out after dyeing the wood I would have backed it with rawhide.
Greg