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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: hochgart on September 07, 2020, 03:57:35 pm

Title: Laburnum with crumbly sapwood
Post by: hochgart on September 07, 2020, 03:57:35 pm

Hello,
does anybody know the reason for the defect sapwood?

The wood was cuttet 6 weeks ago. I removed the bark
and sealed the ends.

Thank you

Title: Re: Laburnum with crumbly sapwood
Post by: Hamish on September 07, 2020, 11:20:15 pm

 Was the wood freshly cut, whilst green, or was it cut from a dead standing tree?

Title: Re: Laburnum with crumbly sapwood
Post by: bownarra on September 07, 2020, 11:49:42 pm

Must be dieased or something? Labernum sapwood is normally like rubber!

Title: Re: Laburnum with crumbly sapwood
Post by: simk on September 08, 2020, 05:37:29 am

was this a bend test? how far could you go? how does the sap feel under the drawknife? different from laburnum you may worked before? is there a lot of early wood in the sap? other observations?