Snedeker, Great Bow! First, I love Black locust, I think it gets a bad rap because of fretting and such. Second , that reminds me somewhat of a 40's style Static recurve, and Third the backing sounds cool! I have some strips of Pet Screen, Tougher than Nails! I have been thinking of using for backing. A cat or dog can hang on this screen and you can't tell it. Sometime SOON! Good shootin, Steve