I've never Wharf'ed a bow, so I won't be much help with that. I've been hanging onto an old Hoyt ProVantage riser I've been wanting to turn into a Wharf, just never have got around to it.[&:]

It sounds like you mean you are making a sort ofmetal risered, takedown selfbow instead of cutting the ash into laminates and topping off with fiberglass... Am I understanding you correctly? If that's what it is, then you just get the tiller right and quit sanding when you're about 5-10 pounds from getting down to your desired weight. If it doesn't shoot into your desired weight, then you can come back and sand the limbs down some more to get it there.

I can tell youfor surethat snakeskin backings will need nothing more than a smooth coating of TiteBond II glue to stick to the limbs. Glue them on and carefully wrap Ace bandages around them to hold them in place while they dry. Be careful not to let the skins slip while wrapping the bandages around them!