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.

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.

I think the elm, because of it's interlocking grain would fare better.