i was given an hhb bow tha was made from a stave that was a little less than a year old
the guy that made the,had used for the first couple of years of its life.
he then started making those "fg" recurve bows,and placed this one in his garage rafters.
it remaine ther for about 5 yrs,and was the given to me.
when he gave it to me,he stated that he had tillered it to about 55lbs,that thing was pulling over 70 and still is
i really need to lighten that bugger up some
so i would say seasoned is better than dry.it takes longer to season wood,but i would be willing to bet
that a bow made from a well seasones stave wouldnt pick up that kinda weight after sitting for e few years