mystery wood bow /Osage sapwood bow

[riverrat]

received a pretty straight stave from a very good bowyer recently.had a bend in the bottom half of log. so i found a way to keep a bow in there that was straight . 53 inches. maybe 1 3/4 or 1 1/2 at least wide. well ruffed it out. made nocks top and bottom. my luck it gets a crack in bottom nock dead center going up 1 inch past into bow. so i cut off 2 inches just to be sure that crack is history. my mistake. should of let it acclimatize to my mostly humid wet enviroment. but o.k. its now ruffed out 51 1/2 inches long. 1 1/2 inches wide at the widest. i want no less than 40 pounds at 26 inches {ohio hunting laws} but id like 50 pounds at that same draw.with that said its a work in process. ive heard this cant be done with this kind of wood. heres the kicker. hey, what kind of wood is this? anybody take a guess? heres some pics. back, belly, side. ill post pics as this is a pretty easy bow to build as i go.i know the limbs look thin. im telling you it barely bends right now. im thinking 50 pounds at 26 inches is as easy as pie to get.i need to remake the bottom nock now that the crack is history and floor tiller to brace. any guesses? Tony

[riverrat]

belly, side. back in that order.

[Pat B]

This should be interesting. 

[DuBois]

Was it dry when you got it?

How about maple?

[riverrat]

very dry. does kinda look like maple.but nope but your on a good track. i removed what was left of the bark and theres my back . Tony

[J05H]

It's hard to tell from the pics, but my guess is elm.

[DC]

Ocean Spray, just to get it out of the way

[PlanB]

Hickory?

[riverrat]

when its done, when i have pics of tiller at full draw, and use my new scale to weight it at 26 in. of draw ill tell ya. your all wrong however.lol Tony p.s. man love the color of that wood. almost like willow.also ill post some closer pics too. the nocks are pretty nice looking.

[riverrat]

nocks ;top nock. made to resemble a flame. after bow is finished ill give a run down on everything and why it was made that way.first pic.back view of tip/nock. second pic belly view of top nock, 3rd pic.back view of bottom nock. 4th pic belly view of bottom nock. bottom nock is a circle, or round for a reason.Tony

[Dakota Kid]

American hornbeam. 

[riverrat]

o.k. got it floor tillered to brace.but. i have a few pin knots close to the edges. im concerned they may cause tiny tiny cracks eventualy. so, i was thinking of scalloping the edges anyhow. might as well place them strategically to rid said knots Tony
o.k. opposite sides of each limb had a couple of those near the edge. scallops did the trick!
 

[riverrat]

scallops did the trick on them pin knots Tony

[riverrat]

full view of bow how its starting to look.Tony

[Pat B]

She's coming along nicely, Tony. I love the "flame" nock on the top. The scallops look cool and have served a purpose but be sure to round those edges.