And I still hate Hickory part 2......

[Jamesh76]

Here we go again.... no clue why this one broke. Broke when I was stringing it.

[Greg Felty]

Board or stave? That sucks.

[jaydee2trad]

you looked at it wrong again, you just have a hickory thing that's all. but it still gets old. too dry?

[Jamesh76]

Yeah, dry

[Elkman]

That really sucks James.

Is that a knot I see in one of the pics or just how it broke?

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[Jamesh76]

that is a knot, very center of limb. I don't think it is necessarily why it broke. Grain around it looked good, was left slightly wider at this point. The break started at the other end. I believe the wood was too dry on this one. Have made multiple bows with knots and this one looked probably the best of them all.

[Elkman]

That's where the break finished, okay.

Being a cabinet maker, I have cut a ton of hickory. I have seen weird things, even while ripping on table saw, from hickory. You think the grain looks okay to rip and then it goes haywire. I can see why someone would have issues making a board bow out of it. Especially if it is on the rustic or character grade side. (#1 or #2 common). Can you request or get premium grade (select or better)?

I always found it to be way more stable and easier to see what the grain will to.

A lot of places around here only get #1 or #2 common.

[Greg Felty]

Menards only carries rustic grade boards here.