Primitive Archer

wide? as in keeping just over the width of your thumbnail in the pic?

consider a v splice in the same plane as billets are often spliced at the handle that increases the glue joint area and subjects the glue joint to shear
can you find siyah materiel with a natural crook in the grain?

yes to the siyahs being inline at full draw

but its a test bow? so try what you like be shure to test with very light arrows

+1 on v notch.  It can work the way it laid out if you use a strong glue and serving wrap to secure if the draw weight is 40lbs. I think anything over this may be a problem. 

Photos can’t be any larger than 640 x 480. I have to use a ReSIZER app to downsize my photos to be able to post them.

I made this bow a few years ago it’s 63 inches ntn drawing 48@27 I’ve shot it hundreds of times probably a thousand holding 1 inch of backset shooting a 550 grain arrow 160 fps I made the rawhide from a white tail deer using the dry scrape method

wide? as in keeping just over the width of your thumbnail in the pic?

consider a v splice in the same plane as billets are often spliced at the handle that increases the glue joint area and subjects the glue joint to shear
can you find siyah materiel with a natural crook in the grain?

yes to the siyahs being inline at full draw

but its a test bow? so try what you like be shure to test with very light arrows

Welcome aboard,I think you will enjoy it here, don't know what to tell you on Osage except if you don't find any soon, I see you are from TN. or at least that's in your name  , come to the TN. Classic 1st of May and you will find plenty to trade for our by. Look forward to seeing some of your work.
 Pappy