bow from french broom

I made a bow from french broom, it's about 68" long and 1" wide and pulls about 26 lbs. The wood doesn't take a lot of set before it breaks and it's not super-elastic but it's pretty strong and would make a good longbow. It's hard to find pieces that are straight though, I got lucky with this one. That stuff is everywhere though, I'm going to keep looking.

I pulled a splinter out of my hand! It had been stuck in there for about a month and really hurt but I couldn't get to it. Finally. Very bright light is useful for locating hidden splinters.