I've done Brazilian cherry strips on the face, but did have to eventually back the face with bamboo as it was starting to get hair line cracks in the cherry. We did several with Brazilian cherry strip on the face and put a clear glass over it and worked fine. All of these bows had a hickory core.
We done 25 + with the older teen age boys in Royal Rangers. They all enjoyed the class and end results were great.
Blessings - Commander