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Honeysuckle branches vs willow, dogwood, goldenrod, and horseweed

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richpierce:
I think debarking black locust is essential for preventing worm damage.  I have been splitting locust into staves, painting the whole area exposed by removing the bark, glue-sealing the ends, air drying outside for a couple of months.  Then I bring it into a less-heated part of the house for a while, then start removing sapwood after another month or so.  This seems to do the trick.  I did hurry my first black locust stave and got belly cracks (longitudinal) but they don't seem to have hurt the bow.  Nothing showed up on the back.

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