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Chrysal in handle fade

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BetterTrees:
I made a ridiculous tiny hackberry that I cracked in three places forcing too much reflex in during heat treating. I ended up filling with CA glue and tillering it anyway.
It ended up flat after shooting in, and the tension fractures on the belly did not seem to have any real impact on the performance of the bow. It has been fired around a thousand times now and is going strong, although I know now to be more gentle with my application of force until a larger part of the limb is warm.

organic_archer:
Another vote here for tension failure from heat corrections. Feeling very confident that’s what it is. I’ve seen that happen a lot with hackberry when trying to fix wiggles too aggressively with dry heat.

WindhoverMark:
I've been monitoring it for the past few days and a couple hundred arrows. It hasn't gotten bigger or changed in any observable way so I feel comfortable just filling it and letting it be.

Thanks everyone for the help. I really appreciate it.

BowEd:
Bending wood can take some experience.Steam or heat gun???It's best to learn from this experience for next time.

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