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Chrysalling diagnosis
Marin:
And sorry about the photos, some of them have been compressed so the bow looks a bit shorter than it is.
Marin:
Also, why exactly would the hairpin grain cause problems? I thought it wouldn’t do anything compression strength wise
Hamish:
Anything like figure, or knots, or other anomalies of grain doesn't seem to be as tough as regular straight grain.
George Tsoukalas:
So you haven't strung it, Marin? Hard to tell tiller without a strung bow.
Anyway, chrysals that are localized are indicative of a bad tiller or perhaps another problem as mentioned above.
Chrysals that are spread out over the entire limb or so are indicative of a design problem...too short...to narrow...to heavy for the wood, etc. So do check that please.
Jawge
Marin:
I had strung it. I just didn’t have any photos of the strung profile. All I can say is having a second person there with me when I strung it, someone who was more experienced than me too, we both checked the profile and saw nothing wrong or obviously wrong with it.
There was only one Chrysal though, so I guess that means that particular area was weak in a different way. I guess it had more to do with the hairpin grain.
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