bigcountry, why not just build your own selfbow at one of the bigger shoots. That's what we did last year. Gary Davis was at our primitive shoot with a bunch of osage staves and we built one for my son. Gary and a helper were there with all the equipment and advice we needed. It took about 12 hours for us to finish it up and it turned out surprisingly well. We even made a flemish string. I may build one for myself this year.

FWIW, Osage is the only material that Gary will gaurantee.