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Muskyman:
Turns out it wasn’t a knot Hamish, just a dark spot. There is a knot on the back in the area of the failure but I’m not really sure what caused it. I took a few pictures just so you guys can see it a little better.

Muskyman:
Guess I put the same picture up twice

Kidder:
That looks like a straight tension failure to me. The wood also looks very dry and brittle. How recently was it heat treated? Also your edges appear a little sharp to me although it’s kind of tough to tell in pictures. None of those might be the culprit though - sometimes they just blow. Learn what you can and on to the next.

Muskyman:
Kidder, it was heat treated a few months ago and has been in my shed outside since. I think it was overcooked myself and that was another reason I had put it aside.. might have been too close to the heat. Seems like I remember scraping a lot of the charred wood off it. I don’t know if I have another from that bunch, don’t think I do.

GlisGlis:

--- Quote from: Kidder on June 28, 2024, 12:09:38 am --- The wood also looks very dry and brittle.

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