Here's my new one for this year. Northern Mist Classic. 68", 52# @ 29". All cherry, clear glass belly, brown glass back.
Killer bow man. REALLY love it. How you like the Cherry cores? i think i'm doing Cherry on my next build
I like the cherry cores a lot. I like the whole bow a lot. First ASL, so I can't really compare to bamboo, but I think core wood choice matters a lot less than bowyer choice.
I was in Denver for the first time this past week and got a chance to see a lot of bows at RMS Gear; I don't know a lot of trad shooters shooting customs, so this was my first exposure to a wide variety of bows out there, particularly recurves. I own a Toelke and this Mist, and I have to say, both Steve's and Dan's bows are significantly better fit and finish than any of the bows I saw in RMS—in fact, I was severely underwhelmed by most of those bows. After getting a Mist and a Toelke, I think I would be extremely disappointed in most of those customs if I received one like them from a different bowyer. I've also got to handle Mike Treadway's bows a bit (he's a member of my club) and his are also a notch above those bows at RMS. I think I'm kind of ruined on top notch F&F now.