I misread--thought you said you prefer glass (duhh.....need my eyes checked).

I'm no help with selfbows--I've broken or crysaled every one I owned, except for my osage (not snakey) bow. Soft woods--black walnut, cherry, cedar--didin't hold up for me, even on the compression side. Hickory is tough, but generally not very fast.

Never had a yew selfbow, but I love it in a laminated bow.

Chad