Marc-Antoine, good point on species variation and moisture content affecting wood bending strength. A slower rate of bend (pull) perhaps allows more time to tailor a hinge to prevent barberchair, but it doesn't much affect the strength of wood. Testing shows that wood has minimal increase in...
I would think that whether you want a stronger or weaker hinge with pull trees, depends a lot on what you are using to pull with, both the strength with the implement and the speed of pull available. The degree of back lean is also a factor. More often than not, I like to pull heavy leaning...
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