Reading your old thread I find this gem, I wanted to die:
"Good luck with yours! I love rock maple! My favorite is vine maple, but the great thing about any white wood is you don't have to deal with this working the back ring business, just get the bark off and away you go.
I'm glad you folks are enjoying the build so far! It might seem surprising that I'm doing this kind of work with a khukuri for the first time, but the truth is, the khukuri is making this work easy! I've used axes, hatchets, tomahawks, big knives, draw knives, etc. This tool is so well balanced, so practical, it is truly a pleasure to use. So far, this is some of the easiest bow building I've ever done. "
You mean I didn't have to try and make the back one layer? That was HARD on maple!