I have a few bows like this, pre-rebuild, that hang back in the back of the stack, not relegated to the corner of shame in the shed, more like the nook of learning. You see them when you're sorting through the stack, and sort of cringe a little.
Speaking of elm, notice how much of a return to focus on domestic woods there has been versus exotics? Five years ago, a much higher proportion of bows posted were boo backed exotics (wenge, ipe, bubinga, bloodwood, etc.). I've come to the conclusion that the elm, BL, etc our in the back woods are pretty good.
Dave
