Thread: Help please with NZ wood for bow.

Only ever built one out of yew, dried a 4" piece for three years then split it with a bill hook following the grain, this prevents splitting latter on, you want sap wood on the outside (white) core wood (red) on the inside, to keep the Spring in the bow, work away at both woods following the grains, until you have a draw weight you like, a lot of work and time but worth it.