I have never made a bow from Ash, but I have heard and read that it works just fine, as has already been said.

If I was going to all the trouble to make a bow that way, I’d back it with rawhide, or sinew or something. Much more spirit in that than glass. Though I prefer glass bows for durability. If you go with glass, you have to go all the way. Face and back.

Putting glass on one side only is a recipe for failure. Just saying…