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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Carson (CMB) on April 15, 2013, 06:26:23 pm

Title: Hey Hickory guys..
Post by: Carson (CMB) on April 15, 2013, 06:26:23 pm

Are dark streaks in hickory staves anything to worry about?  They look like little streaks of decay to me.  I haven't ever worked hickory before, so I thought I would see what you guys that know the stuff had to say. 

(http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k633/Acer_circinatum/Hickorycolor_zps5d4259f5.jpg) (http://s1119.photobucket.com/user/Acer_circinatum/media/Hickorycolor_zps5d4259f5.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Hey Hickory guys..
Post by: VicNova on April 15, 2013, 06:33:58 pm

Nope nothing to worry about, I've made good bows with streaks like that.

Title: Re: Hey Hickory guys..
Post by: Nashoba on April 15, 2013, 06:37:55 pm

Looks like mineral stain to me buddy. I have seen it in some of my staves but I have never had problems with it. What sort of area did you get the wood from?

Title: Re: Hey Hickory guys..
Post by: RBLusthaus on April 15, 2013, 06:51:44 pm

That will look great under 10 coats of Tru oil!!!!!!!!

Russ

Title: Re: Hey Hickory guys..
Post by: k-hat on April 15, 2013, 06:57:35 pm

Yup, beauty marks ;)

Title: Re: Hey Hickory guys..
Post by: blackhawk on April 15, 2013, 07:20:35 pm

BURN IT!!!!!!  >:D

Title: Re: Hey Hickory guys..
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on April 15, 2013, 08:14:17 pm

 
 

Quote from: RBLusthaus on April 15, 2013, 06:51:44 pm

That will look great under 10 coats of Tru oil!!!!!!!!

Russ

That aint no crap Russ....ol' Carson the west coaster will be begging us for more of our firewood when he gets done sealing her.

Title: Re: Hey Hickory guys..
Post by: Carson (CMB) on April 15, 2013, 09:33:02 pm

Thanks for the peace/piece of mind gentlemen  ;) 

Title: Re: Hey Hickory guys..
Post by: Pappy on April 17, 2013, 07:57:33 am

If it is solid it will be fine.  :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Hey Hickory guys..
Post by: osagejack on April 17, 2013, 10:39:40 am

I see lots of hickory here in tn like that ,,I think mineral streaks,, take more that that to stop hickory ;)