I thought I saw somebody mention a sage bow in another thread (it occurs this might've just been short for osage), but it had me thinking... Sage brush (mostly Artemisia tridentata) around here is huge and plentiful. That and juniper are the dominant local species.
I saw some in a burn scar on my way home today that was easily tall enough for a bow (all the foliage was burned off the main trunk). The biggest problem I can see is that it's mostly pretty twisty, gnarly stuff.
How 'bout it? Anybody ever tried/made a bow from sage brush? Any tips for finding straight ones, or otherwise overcoming the corkscrew growth habit?