lack of time mostly the pic he included in the post had a well tillered bow so i was hoping haha and they dont sell hickory locally that i can find and i didnt want to buy online just to have it sit forever while i worked on it like 3 hrs a week heck, ive been working on a redoak board bow for a friend for close to a month i just never have daylight time i can sit and work on it its almost at the tillering stage now though