Shannon Walker cut an osage and got 8 or 10 very snaky staves and a few billets. I think only 2 or 3 survived and they are the ones on Pappy's bow rack. All because of the counter acting rings.
![](https://i.imgur.com/KVR8uPO.jpg)
This is the snaky bow Pappy and Will made for me. The original bottom limb blew up and fortunately Will had another billet with enough snakiness to be a match.
![](https://i.imgur.com/gd2ImTc.jpg)
I think the elm, because of it's interlocking grain would fare better.