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Pat B:
Look at my "What to do" post. Basically what I did was ground down the faulty belly and added another. You could add more ipe or osage or another tough in compression woods. I would also trap the boo backing to releive some of the tention stresses.
   That ipe looks light in color to me. I have never seen it that light. The little I have dealt with was so dark you could hardly see the grain.    Pat

Jesse:
I was wondering if it could be tool marks. I tillered it with a pocket knife. I would think I would have noticed it sooner though.
 The ipe looks lighter in these pics but you can see the grain. Ipe Im told is a name that covers many different trees from the same family.
 looks can vary from one to another.
                                    Jesse

venisonburger:
Jesse, a fret will look like a fine crack, I wonder if like said above they aren't just your tool marks. watch the area and see.
VB

Rich Saffold:
I too think those are tool marks Wibowyer..when you have that high ratio of bamboo, and frets, often the problems could be much greater..If the tiller is holding and the bow is shooting fine then don't worry.

On these bows when I get the bow floor tillered, I sand it smooth so any possible "washboard" is gone during final tillering. also its easier to see the subtleties in the bow when final tillering..

And while it can be nerve wracking thinking something when wrong..remember this bow is probably the first of many you will make, and each one can be an adventure no matter what the skill level..Like mentioned there's 100 species of this tree, and they all work, so each board is going to be different, and this is much more interesting and challenging than if they were all the same.

Yesterday i found what is probably the only ipe tree growing in our area..now I have to sneak back at night with my folding saw! ;)

Rich

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