If Pearlie is lyin', I'm diein'!
So you broke a bow? Well, there ya go, got that experience under your belt. No need to ever do it again, right? There is a saying that is tossed around here a great deal, "if you ain't breakin', you ain't makin'!" You can take that as a fact, too.
Take your time chasing that growth ring. It's the hardest thing in the whole process, until you get it figured out....then it's laughably easy! Meanwhile, start asking yourself what you want the bow do DO FOR YOU. Do you want it for hunting or target shooting or just something go hang up over the fireplace? Do you want to replicate a Native American or Indo-European artifact? Or do you just want something functional without having to represent a certain time and place. Is this going to be the "one and done" bow (as if that is possible) or do you want to keep learning by doing more bows? Spend a little time thinking about those things and we'll all chip in with our advice as to what design you can lean towards. We'll walk you thru this, no need for you to suffer alone in silence with this addiction. We are all here for you.
