There is a rumor going around that Mike Treadway retired from making bows. I just spoke with Mike this morning and got on his list. The real story about his break is, he took some time off because his mother was ill, but he's back in full swing now.
As he puts it, he has this extremely complicated way of taking orders. He takes your name and phone number and your on the list, he is quite a character.
He told me from his 29 years of building longbows that there is absolutely no difference in fps in hard rock Maple, bamboo, yew, actionwood, or red elm . And further more, you would be lucky to get 1 fps more out of carbon.
Would love to hear some feedback on this subject.