I'll try to get a pic up. I've got it steamed as R/D 64" long. Board I sawed from a smallish log and spliced. Limbs are a blend of heart wood and sap wood. It feels really springy but i'm going to back it. Haven't decided with wyat yet. May try 100% nylon uphulstry thread as a sinew substitute.
Other wise I'll use rawhide.
Anyway i'm looking at it and wondering if I could flip those tips up a bit further and get a recurve?
Right now I'm at 64" long. I could keep it to say 3-4 inches of tip brought up another 45 deg ish?
I'm just worried that will make a bow that is too short to ge the full 28". I've got limbs 2" wide for all but the last 8" which tapers to 5/8" for now. Fixed riser.
Think this could make a workable recurve or should I stick with the R/D I started for?
I don't know what kind of elm it is. Nieghbors yard variety. I live in Iowa so what ever grows around here. I think I like its springyness.