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Should i be concerned with the integrity of the back or only cosmetic? First picture is with rind scraped off and second pic is raw.
Looks fine to me!
Looks like a water stain. Only cosmetic. I see it all the time building bamboo fly rods.
no its not a stain... its where the rind was dinged up. you can feel a depression when you run your finger over it.
As long as the fibers are not broken I would use it
The rind got peeled off, no biggie. Ifin yer skeered to use it, send it to the ole man in Pa.. :)
In the first picture, there is no rind. It has been removed below the node. I see what could be 2 bruised spots.
Jeff yes i scraped the rind off there.. the bruised spots looked like the bottom picture before scraping. Roy i aint skeered. almost ready for a low brace. :thumbsup:
Good luck Eric!