Cornel wood for the grip in Ottoman and Crimean Tatar bows

I have no experience of using that particular wood but I see no problems as the v splice gives a smooth gradual transistion from maple to the denser wood. So any difference in stiffness will make little to no difference in my opion and of course the bow isn't bending much here anyway.

Thank you for answer Mike. I will consider cornel option although i am in doubt will bending part of spliced cornel will work well. Cheers!
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For me my time and the other materials: fresh cut hard maple, sinew, the time to process the sinew, and the glue far out weigh the cost of good water buffalo horn. Additionally until I have developed all of the skills needed for making horn bows I dont need to add in questionable materials in the mix. That said you may find some luck with using sheep horn.

Not exactly the same thing but here is my experience for what it is worth. Made a "Hill" style longbow, hickory backed red cedar. For the riser I used a piece of maple everything glued with tite-bond glue. After shooting for a while the riser started to separate at the fade out area. Was suggested to me the two woods needed to have the same flexing qualities. I did that and glued on a red cedar riser and has worked fine since.

Todd

After shooting for a while the riser started to separate at the fade out area. Was suggested to me the two woods needed to have the same flexing qualities. I did that and glued on a red cedar riser and has worked fine since.