question on back lams?

[rockkiller]

I am really confused,which ain't hard to do.I'm building a Brigham r/d longbow and in the instructions it said to cut the 72in lams in half, making them 36in.for the back of the bow.Which I did.
   Then I saw in some older threads of Kinneym and he is showing how to skive and splice two 36" lams together for the back of the bow?????
    Am I reading this right or do I need a proctologist to pull my head out.And if I did read it right,which way should the lams for the back be?72" or 36",and if 36" is the way to go do you glue them together??   :confused:    

[heartlandbowyer]

Belly of bow= side that faces shooter= 36" lam
Back of bow=side that faces target = up to 72" lam

Kenny uses a skive joint because the lams he uses start at 36 but he wants them 64 so he glues two together.

[jsweka]

The lams on the back should be skived and spliced together.  If they're not spliced together, they will likely separate during glue up leaving a space.  This usually isn't any real problem other than being cosmetic since the void between the ends of the lams will likely fill with epoxy.  If your lam is a full 72" in length, leave it that way for the glue up.  

Are you sure your not thinking about the belly lam(s) which do need to be cut in half to accomodate the belly side of the riser?

[rockkiller]

Thanks for pulling my head out.You guys got me going the right way.