Thanks for the nice coments, I have been itching to give it a try. Ian I have seen self bows made of cedar but I would imagine it would have to be a exceptional piece of wood, my hat is off to the self bowyers, there is sure alot of work that goes into one. Kenny you are right about the knots my first veneer moved at the knots after being in the hot box and the wood I used had been drying for years. I cut the second oversize to make sure I could get my width. It glued up good the knots stayed solid with no cracks. Tillering was a breeze it came in about 1/8" positive so I took a little more off the top limb to get 3/16" I have put about 200 arrows through her and am sure tickled with the way she shoots quick and smooth. thanks
Matt