Not sinew backing...but...

[robustus]

here is an all wood and boo   turkish style bow i built last year,,55@29--48" groove to groove,,boo back,tempered boo belly..ipe and tempered boo core..3 lams,,maybe this will give you some ideas and help..................james

[makenzie71]

Can you give me some rough dimensions on that bow?  It looks nice.

[robustus]

1.25 at the fades..5/16 at centerof center core of ipe,1/8 tempered boo parallel lames

[dragonman]

dont isten to me, Robustus has way more experience than I do, follow his advice

[makenzie71]

I just don't have access to that thick a piece of hickory...all I have are 1/8" edge grain veneers.  I only have red oak readily available outside of that.

I'm wanting to do static sayahs...how would you suggest I attach them, robustus?  Should I do the splice to the core wood and lay the back/belly over, or glue up the limbs and do a v-splice to the assembly?

[robustus]

you can always glue the strips to make the core thicker,the more strips in the core the less string foolow you will have,and also retain more of the reflex