JV I wish I knew how to, I know I have all the equip. to do so but I don't know how to.I called to order a bow and he had one real close to what I wanted so I bought it. It is not a wood that I know much about but looks nice.All of my bows are pretty much osage. I have shot manny longbows in the past without much sucess.I think it is the straight grip that gets me. This one has a low wrist grip and it really does the trick. The bow is super dead in the hand and very forgiving, it is almost unreal. I will shoot it some more this week and see if it all stays like that.