Nails too long?
Here's a hurl I've been asked to fix, that has a crack right-down the lenth. On taking the band off, I see that it was one of the nails that caused the crack in what is obviously (agreed by the owner) a brand-new hurl.
Thing I'm thinking is... is it just me, or does it seem like a bit of a hack to put nails right through the band, then the wood of the hurl then out the far side and through the band on the far side! And then just bend them over with a hammer on the far side to make them look like a nail-head on the far side. I'm only sorry I didn't take photos before removing the band, but it has to be a bad idea and just asking to contribute to an early crack.
You can see from the photo with the hurl up to the light, that the specks of light can be seen right through each of the nail-holes!
Thoughts?