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@TheBrick(Tommy)
Maybe go with a mixture. Some more flexible wood like ew, ash, hazel and elm (longbows where made from them) so that forces could be spread along the entire length of the bar but then mix with some more rigid wood like oak. It's difficult to say but I would have thought something like pure oak may be too brittle.
I am merely pontificating here so throw out my suggestions of what woods to mix but I would think some sort of mix of wood would be necessary to average out the properties of the woods. It would be interesting to hear the results.
A person who makes items which take dynamic loads out of wood would be the person to talk to. Some one like a traditional ship builder.