<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: AGaramond Bold"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1251"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1522" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <P> <DIV>Joe Goss asked: "what do they use for bows?"</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joe,</DIV> <DIV>I believe the preferred wood was Ash, but I 've heard of Apple and other Fruit woods. Of course, that was before fiberglass and graphite impregnated stuff. You might check out Archery sites. There must be a few that like to make their own bows out of the olde-timey stuff.<G></DIV> <DIV>Regards,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joe Garrett, R.P.T. (Oregon)</DIV> <DIV>Captain, Tool Police</DIV> <DIV>Squares R I</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></BODY></HTML>