Not to discourage your zeal one bit because I love character bows and I like a man thats game to the challenge too, I would however recommend that you sharpen your tillering skills on easier projects and then get you some osage to practice on, then when you know you can do it justice step up to the Yew. The reason I say that is because there is a ton of character osage out there that you can probabley get easier than yew. I'm guessing the yew will cost more to practice on than other woods. Now if you have a ready supply that you won't regret turning into fire wood then by all means, have at it man! On the other hand if that is not the case then the previous advise given by all is good. I have yet to work a yew stave at all because I want to make sure that when I do begin to craft a bow from one that I'll do it justice. Not that I think that osage is better mind you because I don't, its just that I live in osage land and it is common to me, yew is not, so I guess I hold it in a little bit of awe. But thats just me. In answer to your question of will it shoot fine? Yes properly done it will. Danny
