Hi guys,
So I’m working this osage stave with a large, mostly rotten knot about 8” from the limb tip. I dug out all the rot wood from the back, as the belly side of the knot was sound.
Somewhere during floor tillering I exposed a small amount of rot wood on the belly side I missed. A hairline crack formed starting from this rotten portion, and running around the knot. It’s entirley within the knot grain and not the rest of the limb. Running about 1/3 of the circumference around the knot. Almost as if the sound wood portion is getting ready to pop out.
I sealed the hole from the back with superglue and sawdust. Should I sinew wrap the area? ignore it and stop overthinking it? Or drill out the belly and seal?If so what is the process for doing so(I’ve never done it) Just drill to sound wood? Follow the growth rings of the knot?