Some more answers:
The bow is 15oz in weight.
The bamboo laminate was taken from a 5’’ diameter pole. It was thinned on the inner side; the outside just had the nodes and rind scraped down. This, with a same dimension lam of hickory sandwiches a pre-fabricated handle laminate and two wedges to thicken the 'Kasan' section. Bamboo laminate on the back; Hickory on the belly. These components were next glued together on a form to give the curvy shape.
THe following pics are from adiffernt bow, but the process is the same.
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![](http://i489.photobucket.com/albums/rr254/barneyrabbit/SL740460.jpg)
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Sorry but my camera broke after this stage.
The ears were spliced in next , then the laminates of horn attached , followed a couple of weeks’ later by the first course of sinew. Another two weeks and the second course is added and the bow pulled into increasing reflex.
Cure for a minimum of six months, add some additional hickory and paduak lams/overlays to the handle (back and belly). Apply sinew wrappings to the stress areas, peg in some string bridges and tiller/ balance, narrow tips, etc.
Finally cover with leather, and again wrap the stress areas, in this case with waxed cotton cord. Apply finish.