[Yew Selfbow]

Now that I've had my first "fix" of making my own long bow, I'm hooked, and bow #2 is underway. This time I'm it's all home made.
Last year, I was thinning out and laying the Hawthorn hedges around some of my fields when for some reason I saved a hawthorn stave to use as a hedgestake. Well, it's straight, dry , with no cracks so it's going to become my first home made self bow. The grain is beautiful and dense , so I'm looking at at a bow of around 60lbs.
I rough cut the stave last night and followed a growth ring to form the back and I have to say it's looking good.
I'll post pictures if anyones interested..