Newbie with a few bamboo backing questions

[scootsp1]

G'day guys,I'm new 'round these parts and a fair distance from you all.I hail from all the way down under,Melbourne,Australia to be exact! !
I'm interested in making a deflex/reflex bamboo backed bow.I've looked at a few build-alongs and they look sweet as!!
Been checking out the local Bunnings(our version of Home Depot  :D  )for bamboo.Which they sell in large diameters as some sort of fancy arty-farty garden water pipe!!  :rolleyes:  I'm hoping to make a bow around 66'' 45#-50# @28,I'm gonna use Spotted Gum as the belly timber.Alot of Aussie guys use this stuff for self bows with great succes.
My questions are these:
What sort of thickness of bamboo are you fellas backing your bow's with?
Is the boo tapered or parrallel in thickness?
What is the best glues to use?
Will titebond II sufice or is a two part epoxy the way to go?

Sorry for bombarding you all with question.I hope someone can steer me in the right direction!!
Cheers
James

[Apex Predator]

After you flatten the one side, trace and cut the bows back profile in reverse on the belly of the boo.  Now thin it.  Due to the tips being more narrow, it will have some taper.  I would try to stay around 1/8" max thickness between the nodes.  Most woods can't handle a thick boo backing.  TB II or III is the preferred glue.

[John Scifres]

I highly recommend you get a hold of Dean Torges video "Hunting the Bamboo Backed Bow".   www.bowyersedge.com

I know he spent some time in Australia so he may have a distributor there.  OCntact him at his website.  This will save you a huge learning curve on working with bamboo backing.