I would have to agree with Hillbilly on this one. The black cherry bow that I shot for 2 years was a 68" flat bow, 2" at the fades out to mid limb and tapered to 1/2" nocks. I also would credit its success to it coming from the top side of a big limb, not the tree trunk. All the bc bows that I have tried since have come from trunks and failed. Not sure why, I used the same design. BC seems to be a tricky stave wood. Best of luck and let us know how it comes out. If you are successful with it, I'll vote for you for selfbow of the month for sure!...Terry
