I'm a traditional bow hunter myself, only I use a recurve and cedar selfmade arrows. I'm currently hunting with a custom recurve from Kent Ostrem at Mahaska Recurves, that I bought many years ago while on a javelina hunt with him in Texas. I wish I lived closer to you to pick your brain. lol I have been interested in making bows for many years now and just haven't set the time aside to do so. I've only made my hunting arrows using turkey wing feathers from my own harvested birds. I love the skin backing on your second post. My hopes are to get into laminated takedowns someday. Hopefully time will tell... lol Thanks for sharing!