man after looking at that site again, maybe I will do that then try and build a hickory bow....LOL! Forgot about the sinew back and the snake skins....the sinew backing is covered by Jim Hamm in the trad bowyers bibles and check out Paul Brunners site for the snake skins...if not talk to Mike Yancey, you can find him in the primitive archery mags, great fella to talk to and he has a ton of skins by the sounds of things!!