Don`t mean to hijack the thread (and if I do, please tell me...) but I`m currently working
on a similar takedown, only my limbs are bamboo backed ipe. I was wondering if drilling through the
bamboo whould cause it to split when drawn. When I was a total noob, I tried to make limbs from a bamboo
piece and it split the second I drew the bow. I don`t know if it will do the same when the bamboo is glued as
a backing.