Yes...ish...not all maple is bow wood and if you haven't already got 3 or 4 red oak board bows under your belt it could be a challenge.

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Ok thanks, is red oak easier or...?

 

Not necessarily easier but more readily obtainable/cheaper and perhaps a touch more forgiving.

IMO maple is a little "touchier" or brash i.e. you'll get one 90% tillered and then boom it lets go.

Red oak makes for nice shooters if a bit sluggish and once you have your bowyer chops up it's a short leap into hickory (or white oak or 'boo) backed Ipe and that makes for a legitimate shooter.

 

Not necessarily easier but more readily obtainable/cheaper and perhaps a touch more forgiving.

IMO maple is a little "touchier" or brash i.e. you'll get one 90% tillered and then boom it lets go.

Red oak makes for nice shooters if a bit sluggish and once you have your bowyer chops up it's a short leap into hickory (or white oak or 'boo) backed Ipe and that makes for a legitimate shooter.

I have not tried to source any wood lately or know how rustic the OP would like to get but the horticulturalist in me suspects white ash is being felled en masse in certain places as EAB expands.

How is white ash to work with? I've only run a little through a router and it seemed predictable enough.

 

it's more about the grain than the type of wood. If the grain runs well from end to end it is more important. So design to the wood. You can compensate for some run out with a backing. You can compensate for some other short comings with lamination. Design to your wood and plan to break some bows. It's wood after all.