Yep I tried hemp, but I do live in Humboldt County so cut me some slack
![Shocked :o](http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/Smileys/default/shocked.gif)
Seriously though, I backed a red oak board bow, with hemp cord, saturated in TB2 years ago (looked it up, it was either 7 or 8 years ago).
Here's a couple pics. It had a hemp wrap handle also. Should have made a hemp string too...
![](http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/rossfactor/redoak5.jpg)
![](http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g124/rossfactor/redoak2.jpg)
Gabe