I have made about 12 fiberglass laminated recurves, all but 2 of them have been made by laminating my limbs first and then gluing and wrapping them between the handle and riser. These bows are good shooters but lack the speed that I feel they should have, shooting a 525 grain total weight arrow 150-160 fps at 50-57# @ 29". These bows have all been 55-53" ntn with the most recent one being 59" ntn. If I changed my current design only by gluing my handle/riser between my laminations, would I see an increase in performance?
Yes you would, You want to do all the glue-up at the same time. If not there is always the chance of moisture content between the various laminations being a problem later on.
Plus you dont get the proper clamping pressures when you fabricate by the other method that you are now using. It's more like an after thought or add-on addition...ONE SHOT... :) :) :)