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Hickory is a water hog- it loves to suck in ambient moisture and releases it very slowly. Hickory is extremely hard to break at 9% moisture content but it will take set and be sluggish. Get it down to 6% and it can be a rocket launcher........and it is one of the few woods that can safely...

Actually Hickory shouldn't need backing-It is one of the straongest woods in tension. -Lots of folks use hickory veneers for backing other woods. Cherry will work unbacked in light draw weights but for much over 30lb draws it begs for sinew.

Mesquite has good compressive strength but porr tensile strength......backing is essential for durability but properly set up it is durable and effective. As for it being a shrub......Mesquite tends to be low growing tree in all habitats but size, growth rate and to some extent growth habit are...

Cary, I do get to test a lot of stuff. Actually that video that Earl Gossett showed was made by 3 students at the University of New Mexico.

Welcome Widow Shooter! What do you do in the even years? ;) I shoot self and sinew-backed Owls. Wood shafts(P. O. cedar, Sitka Spruce, Douglas Fir or Ash) that I taper , finish and fletch myself. Is there any chance that I'll see you at the Compton Rendevous in June?