I always wonder how many of the nay sayers actually tried a splice extension to see if it would hold up.
I am pretty sure if you put a back on your handle that covers most of the spliced areas you would be good to go. I add new limbs to broken bows every now and then with very short splices. I reinforce the short splice by capping off the spliced area with an extra piece of wood.
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/ekrewson/bow%20making/limbreplacement10.jpg)
to this
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/ekrewson/bow%20making/limbreplacement11.jpg)
I suspect, but don't know because I haven't tried it, you could even have a splice extend slightly into your fade if you use Urac and don't have a lot of bending in the fade.
Anyone who saw this bow being glued up would swear it wouldn't last because it has a big glue joint through the fade. It is backed with bamboo which may be what is holding it together.
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/ekrewson/bow%20making/frankenbowhandleside.jpg)
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/ekrewson/bow%20making/frankenbowshapedhandle.jpg)
After 5 or 6 years of hard shooting.
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/ekrewson/bow%20making/Frankensteinnowpic.jpg)
I have considered adding a splice extension several times myself. Perhaps I will after hunting season to dispel any doubt about it's effectiveness and durability.