Red elm stave

[Coach]

If making a red elm selfbow out of a stave does all the sapwood need to come off and then just work it like an osage stave?  Thanks, Coach

[mmgrode]

You could do it that way, but sapwood is fine with elm. It would be much easier to just debark it and take off the cambium layer to establish a back. Good luck, Matt

[Mike Yancey]

Take the sapwood off red elm and make the bow 2'' wide.
Mike