Thanks for all the reply's, So my question was general bow handle layout and the differences between the two drawings. The bow layout reference I used as a guide a few times on my self bows was from a net search and I found some old 1940's Popular Mechanics,Outdoor Sports,and a few other good bow making articles. Both Handles were used on board bows,stave bows, and ELB D belly types. When I started making bows they were all mostly sapling selfbows and I used handle (A) most of them failed, upper limbs. Now looking back can say it was do mostly to poor tillering and poor wood selection. All of this was Pre Trad Gang.. My most recent bow projects have been board bows with help from a few build-alongs all using handle (B)dead center and I have made one 58" rawhide backed Hawthorn selfbow with handle (A) thats hanging in their. George would like your advice please on selfbows cus got some nice Saskatoon (service berry)ruffed out ready to go on next.
Thanks again for all the advice, Crg GO CANUCKS!