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anyone ever heard of sour wood?
Kegan:
It will bend back slightly, but as it dries, it will bend back less and less until you find it's nice and straight and dry as well. Then you can just plane it to size and sand them up :).
recurve shooter:
HELP, THEY BE CHECKIN!!! WAT DOSE I DO? just like 3 out of the eight did it, but they had small splits in the ends. can i save em, cuz as luck would have it my best ones did it.
Kegan:
A little checking doesn't hurt. Just cut it off, or work it so it will be cut out for a nock/point.
recurve shooter:
i'll do my best. if this batch fail, ill just chock it up for experience. first time ya know!
Pat B:
Leaving green wood of and kind in a breezy area of full sun will dry it out too fast. I have not had a green stripped sourwood shoot check yet but they stay inside either bundled or laying on a flat surface. This time of year wood is the wet!!! All that moisture has to go somewhere and if it does too fast the wood will check. Arrow making is more critical than bow making so patience is paramount. Even though you can have an arrow from green wood in just a few weeks doesn't mean the wood is "cured". It can take a year or more to cure and the curing process can change(stiffen) the spine weight of the arrow.
I have a viburnum arrow I made a few years ago with stone tools. It checked in three places along the shaft. I sealed the shaft with pitch and added extra to the checks, just cause! ;D The arrow still shoots well. Those checks may also act like the lightning grooves that were used for keeping arrows straight. In most cases, checks are only a cosmetic problem. The deer that it goes through won't know the difference. ;D Pat
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