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Tom West
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James Ringelspaugh wrote:
Just a thought... Padauk, like a lot of other African woods such as zebrawood and khaya, is prone to small compression failures which when pressed crack just like your sides. They look like little lightening strikes across the grain and can be tough to spot without wetting the wood with naptha or similar. Here is an extreme example... take a very close look at the next slats in the flitch and see if you find something similar... if you do that wood is good for nothing but headplates and inlay:


These are called Falling Shakes, and happen in large trees that have traumatic landings during their falling.
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^ Yep, that's my understanding as well. I've heard tales of big zebrawood trees almost shattering when they hit the ground or unintended stumps, etc... I bet it's a sight to see
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I had the exact same thing happen with Koa, ukes. I solved it with thinner sides and 24 hour SSII soak.

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