Thanks for the advice about ipe - I didn't like the dust at all, and to my surprised it chysalled, possibly 'cos the wood got wet when I was testing it. The next bow I made, and the one I shoot now, is an elb hickory back, balau core and lemonwood belly, black horn nocks. Tillered that the old fashioned way with a scraper and patience, but lemon wood is lovely stuff to work with. The balau seems less noxious than ipe though it may not be quite as good. The elm bow done with the sander in only for a bit of fun in the new NFAS primitive class, and I admit to using a file and sandpaper for the fine tuning. I don't think I'd risk a sander tillering expensive timber.
