No, I did not. I almost killed myself splitting it! It had about eight or so of those cut off limbs in it if I remember correctly. I split the whole thing, and by the time it was cured, I was pretty much out of the hobby.
I did make a pretty nice working long bow out of red oak that would throw heavy shafts well enough to have hunted, but then my hip went bone on bone. The bow took more and more of a set over time, and seemed to become more rigid over time, not more flexible.
I have 70 acres and a cabin to go to, but I can't even get around on the property anymore. I have to stick to flat ground and even then, it is a question of how much pain I can endure sometimes. It pretty much ended most of my hunting and woods time that is not spent in the yard of the cabin barbequing and kicking back.
I was just cleaning out the old email links. Now that you asked that question, and I have thought about it, I may not yet be ready to delete my entire profile at this time. Thank you for the response by the way.
I finally figured out that if I wanted a nice bow, I would have to buy one. I want a high energy bow for hunting purposes, of a length suitable for stand hunting, and I believe what I want demands more skill than I have time to build to or obtain. I started with a 56 inch Hoyt Pinto I believe at 65#'s, and while I am not hung up on details of construction, I want about the same level of performance.
Like a lot of old guys. Lusting after a sweet stick bow, but needing a handicap parking spot!
