Black walnut. They didn't crack some shrank, they've been drying with the bark on for about a year before I cut them. Applied about 4 coats of lacquer a side. I'm in Clear Lake.
I have the 3 finger, open jaw whipper snapper. I use a real thin pair of kuiu gloves and I guess I haven't noticed my anchor change. I do practice a fair amount with them on because it was difficult finding the anchor spot consistently at first. I usually keep the release in my hand or an easy...
My eye opener was burying my 31 year old cousin over the weekend. He couldn't let the bottle go. That put some things into perspective for me. Time put a bad habit behind me