Hey Pappy,I just got the wood yesterday.I just came in from working on Pat's bow,almost done with the tiller.I've been studying hillbilly's like a diamond cutter.I put it in my climate controlled room, (Bow and gun room with airconditioner going),last night.Well I took it out this afternoon and one tip had checked all the way trough for about 2".No biggy ,just added to the challenge of laying it out.I think it's about to be laid out as a snaky bow.I'm going to try to do it with out allot of steaming to take advantage of the knots,adds more character.Pappy I probally won't get allot done on it this weekend.The Fl. state 3-D shoot is this Fri,Sat, Sun. Also there wasn't any Birth certificates with these staves and I forgot to send one with mine.