First guy I helped build a bow did it out of peachleaf willow. It pulls 50 lbs at 28", took 3 inches of set, has handshock like nobody's business and throws a 500 grain arrow at a puny 128 fps. But it shoots, has not chrysalled, and has been shooting for 6 years.
Stick that in your smoke and pipe it!
Go for it, slinger!
