Grant, there's a store called Westwind Hardwoods in Sidney near the airport. It's really close to Slegg's. I bought a great piece, but they have a lot. Pretty gnarly stuff, but there's a piece 6 feet long, 3 inches thick, 5 inches wide...you could get enough laminations out of that to build a lot of bows. All heartwood, but quite a few knots. That's why i didn't pick it.
I cut over 40 laminations today. Half are 33 inches long. Half are 38 inches long. I still have 3 chunks of wood, good for about 30 more lams 33 inches long.
You don't have a table saw do you? Is that why you don't cut your own hickory?
Each 4 laminations is 1 bow. 2 belly, 2 core, and 1 hickory or ash on the back. So now, I've gotta build risers! I've got alot on the go here, man! I better finish the bows i'm working on, and then get back to the yew.
Thanks for the good word.