ORIGINAL: Redneck Bowhunter
Yes, well as for your qeustions I will try to answer them the best I can. I am using an aluminum riser and putting solid wood limbs on it for a takedown bow. I was also concerned with the limb pocket angle but did a rough mock-up with cardboardto see what it what look like. the I bent the cardboard to the Recurve style I like and traced it onto paper. I am then going to make a jig at that curve and steam bend the wood. I did not know that ash wood is prone to break I'll have to watch out for that. Yes the wood will NOT be laminated it is a solid peice for each limb that is to be bolted on in the limb pockets. I have never built/made a bow before and it looks like I have bitten off more than I can chew here but I will give it a try. Thanks guys I'll try to keep you posted.
If you are going with a solid limb, id suggest you get/make a backing strip. You can use the same wood. This way you will not have failure in the limb by it splintering . An unbacked limb will need to follow one growth ring, or be light to insure you dont have limb failure. All you will need to do is rip a piece of your ash stock to 1/8" or less and glue it to the back of your limb. A benefit with this, you can glue your recurve into the limb with out haveing to steam it. Ive never steamed a limb, I always glue in my curves. All you will have to do is glue on your backing strip, clamp it to a caul (your recurve design you are going to make) and let it dry. It will hold the shap and is easier than trying to bend with steam or heat.
Good luck.