Carpenter's Chalk Test
I powdered Scout the Ox's Shoulders with carpenter's chalk-line chalk, before placing the yoke.
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He pulled me around the meadow in the sled to apply some load to the yoke seat.
The chalk has rubbed onto the yoke at the pressure points.
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The pressure at the apex of the yoke is good, but the ears are too low and tight as previously observed. I would rather see more contact above the solid curved lines.
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I will shorten. . . .
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. . . . and widen, the ears.
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What's next?