bamboo hickory help

[butch]

redo on a hickory . changing handle- fade dimension. it has a rounded back, 1.5 wide 70 ntn.  3/8 tips. i got a piece of boo at ojam and would like to back this one. first try, need help. the back has a large knot in both limbs midway. do i flaten the back, thin the boo, tb3,whats cooking, tip overlays on the boo or the hickory, flip the tips before or after the boo?. help please and thanks.  butch.

[Scott E]

If you are backing with boo, the back of the stave will need to be flat. I taper my boo from 1/8"  thick at the handle to 1/16" at the tips after the shape of the bow is cut out of the boo. If the boo is too thick it will over power the belly wood.