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Compression fractures on the back when drying a sapling stave

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Tommy D:
I did a bit more scraping and I think that those horizontal lines are only in the bark …. Here are a few pics where I have removed the bark.

Also a picture through the section I have narrowed for the handle.

I will leave it to dry some more and see what happens. It’s a very fibrous wood.

Pat B:
That's the cambium layer on the back. no wonder it fretted

Tommy D:

--- Quote from: Pat B on October 02, 2022, 01:00:20 pm ---That's the cambium layer on the back. no wonder it fretted

--- End quote ---

So you reckon we are good to proceed…

Pat B:
Well, it depends on how deep the frets went. Sometimes cracks in the lesser layers go into the good wood. Get a good, solid back ring exposed and see it they did. If so you will have to go down another ring.

bradsmith2010:
Im guessing there is a bow in there,,,scrape off  bark as Pat suggested and see how it looks,

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