Hi all, I've made bl self bows with good results, I have some bl boards good straight grain and all , what I'm going for is a 60" n2n flat bow I want to back it I have boo, maple hickory, ash and glass, silk linen, my questions are; is 60" OK my draw is 26" My nocks are 1\2" now and I will put tip overlays I have the stave all most to brace ht thats when I normally back a board bow my riser is 5" I hope to go with a torges style handle and glue on a leather rest the riser is 1.5" wide I tapered 9" to the tips I think I might add a little wood to the back of the handle sorry for the rant but I would like to hear from you guys thanks so much Jeff W