I want to build a bow for my son for his 5th birthday coming up and was wondering if anyone has some designs their willing to share.

All wood?   Wood & glass?  A simple flatbow/pyramid style would be simple and easy either all wood/plank or veneer and glass.  

I've made adult sized bendy-handle flatbows using a 2x2 and elastic for a form.  Single veneer of wood between two layers of glass.

Wood and glass. Proven design with stacks

someone was doing a nice little r/d on here Cody- using 2" glass- and then splitting it down the middle and getting two bows.
one to use - and one to lose! i guess   :D

Ohh thanks Wayne I'll look.

Here's a couple I built for my girls a few years ago.

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=125;t=009933

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=125;t=012968#000000

Just make a pyramid. No thickness taper needed. Automatic tiller.

Mike, I have think about making a pyramid bow from time to time but what is automatic tiller?

I cut 2" glass into two 1" strips and build a 46" longbow, I get one and a half bows from each strip of glass.  I use a 12" riser and a stack of around .230 and get about 20# at 20".  Mine have some deflex and reflex in them but, you could build them straight.  Kind of a mini Hill style if it would be easier.

Thanks jess that's exactly what I was looking for.

I have made a bunch of kid's bows for friends and always made bamboo backed osage bows for the safety factor of bamboo over wood alone. This way I know the bow won't blow up.