Thinking, maybe, filling in with sinew would prevent firewood?

[Bryce H]

George- I'm still gettin' up there, promise. Sorry it's takin so long, considering I live maybe an hour away?

Soy....it really was hard work, too. LOL I don't have a shop, or even a workbench...or even a draw knife for that matter. I have an apartment balcony, clamps to hold the bow to the balcony railing, and a large knife that I use as a draw knife.    I cannot wait until my girlfriend and I move into a house and I have a proper garage to work in, my life will be exponentially easier.

[TheWildCat]

Don't fuel disappointment with more grief. Get a new stave and apply lessons learned. Make a fire with the busted stave. I feel your pain. Ifin ya don't have enoungh wood in that stave fer a fire, I have several failures, er or "Lessons" in the corner a my garage I can add to the pile. The failures make your success all the  more sweet when it happens. Stave 2 could be it. My first bow lasted about 2 months, before it experienced limb failore. Bow 2, I am still shooting after several years. After that several succeeses and failures. Fer some reason, I have become addicted to buildin em. Good Luck...TheWildCat

[MWirwicki]

Firewood, sorry

[Bryce H]

Thanks, Wild Cat. Y'all are right....it's gettin the chop. Thanks for the advice.