Im going to be building a couple BBO's soon and I have a couple questions. I have seen a couple build alongs where the was a double tapered power lam glued in between the Osage and boo at the handle.

- What advantage does a power lam offer?

- How long should a power lam be?

stiffens the handle section so the working section of the limb is limited to the reflexed area....

adds a cool accent

I think mine was around 15-18 inches..but that was over a year ago....I could be wrong...

Thanks for the quick reply. Another question, can you use any wood? Like put in a peice of Bocote to go with the Bocote handle i am gonna use? And how high do you make the lam in the middle?

You can use any hardwood you choose to...bocote works well.  As Hickstick said it stiffens the handle section so your handle laminations won't pop off and adds a bit of contrast and dimension to the bow.  3/16" to 1/4" in the middle tapered to a knife edge on the ends(very important) works well for a standard r/d or reflex, but other dimensions can be used depending on design.  Good luck, Matt

Awesome, I am planning on trying a 58" NTN R/D BBO with a Bocote Handle so the Bocote power lam I think will help and will add soem extra "Fancy" to the bow too!

A much easier way to do it is on the belly side.  Not as cool looking, but much easier to pull off, clamping-wise.
May last couple were 1/8" thick and 14" long.

Yeah I have seen them on the belly side and might wind up doing that but as I was searching some threads today I notices someone glueing it up between the boo and osage and wondered about that.

I have glued up some kinda intricate glass bow stuff so I think I will at least try the sandwich lam and see what happens.

Chech out dryad's hunter bow it has the power lam in between the osage and boo. It sure does look nice.-Scott