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Well, haven't had this happen in ages, and NEVER with hickory. Yes folks, I actually BROKE a bow tonight. Sudbury type, 67" long, 1 3/4" max limbwidth, toasted belly. Humidity dropped into the low 30%...

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Re: First time in quite a while.....

Ouch! Sorry to hear of it!Tom

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Well, its nice to know that hickory can actualy break, haveing them bend like a pretzel is even more discouraging from my standpoint, sorry for your loss, I know the feeling, just a little less dry it...

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Re: First time in quite a while.....

I've done some crazy overdraws and some serious underbuilds with hickory, and the worst that has happened to me is massive set. I'm guessing the m.c. of the wood was around 5%.

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Ya these offshore high pressure conditions can get real dry real quick.I know the feeling...a few years ago I was playing with a real light density ash bow which was shooting better than anticipated...

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