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Good stuff! I started my bow making with selfbows from Yew in the early '90's but also did some sinew backed Osage flatbows. I then turned to laminated bows which have been my focus since. I've been getting the bug to simplify things and do another selfbow and have a pair of Yew billets ready to go.

This is the last one I made over 30 years ago. I haven't shot it for years because I can no longer pull it. I need to work it down to a lower draw weight and refinish it. I climbed a mountain, cut the tree, packed it out, split it into billets and aged it for several years before starting on it. I ended up with one good bow for the effort. It's 67" and over 60 lbs now. I need to get it in the 50-55 lb range...