If you are going to put fiberglass on the back, you better plan on putting it on the belly too. Otherwise, your bow will be short lived.
I’m a fan of fiberglass. Some claim it isn’t traditional. I don’t care. But for the sake of arguement, Egyptians were using glass five thousand years ago. So if a traditional thing must be qualified by someone else having already done a thing, then I point to our desert ancestors along the nile. Admittedly they weren’t putting it on bows, except as ornamentation maybe. But hay, nobody’s perfect 🙄
The only real advice I can give you on the matter is to evaluate why you are making the bow. And commit to either an organic bow (all carbon based materials) or a classic bow (carbon and silicon).
There are good reasons for going in either direction. But mushing the two together usually results in disappointment.
A good read full of wisdom and technique is Dean Torges book, Hunting the Osage Bow. His website is worth a read too: http://www.bowyersedge.com
Have Fun!
