I've been inspired El Cheapo by SOS. I have had the bingham plans for some time, but not enough motivation. I have some walnut and brazilian cherry pieces sitting around, but nothing substatial enough for a T/D riser. Should laminations be stacked front to back or side to side? I have a one piece Pearson that is side to side, but most new T/D seem to be laminated front to back. Thanks for the help.

George

Either way will work. Actionwood is side to side and dymondwood also. More glue lines done right is stronger.

George, either should work, but as crooked stick said, use several laminations for extra strength.  I made the mistake of putting the phenolic stripe too far toward the belly and cut and sanded almost completely through it shaping the riser.  That's where it failed when I accidently dry fired it.  See the other El Cheapo threads for details and the resurrected bow.  The bow took its second deer of the season last week....yahoo!  PM with questions.  Good luck, incredibly satisfying shooting a bow of your creation.  Steve  p.s. glad to know I inspired someone....LOL.

I believe either way will work, just do whatever you want to do and get the look you want.  That brazillian cherry is some nice wood.
Steve's bow came out real nice, and it's a real killing machine!

I believe that the riser will be stronger if you laminated left to right. However, as laminating front to back plenty strong, it kind of becomes moot point.  You will get some very pretty, almost featherlike, grain patterns in your sight window if you laminate left to right with very thin laminations and if you curve the face of the sight window.