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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: Buemaker on December 26, 2020, 09:21:28 AM

Title: Concave limb pad.
Post by: Buemaker on December 26, 2020, 09:21:28 AM

If you should make a riser with a concave limb pad like Asbell’s Bighorn recurve, how would you make a drilling jig for riser and limbs. I can’t figure it out. In drawing curve is tighter than it will be in a riser.

Title: Re: Concave limb pad.
Post by: Mad Max on December 26, 2020, 09:44:30 AM

Top concave to drill limbs.
Bottom side for riser
Center hole would need to be 5/16" and then enlarge the holes later or have 2 jigs

(https://i.imgur.com/BUDSzdT.jpg)

I never made this, just a drawing, 2 jigs
I was going to use 2 flat head screws or 1 normal hardware for T/D
Dowels need to be parallel
(https://i.imgur.com/JZXjNk9.jpg)

Title: Re: Concave limb pad.
Post by: Mad Max on December 26, 2020, 09:49:37 AM

It would not be perfect.
You could make it if you scratch you head enough  :laughing:


Here is a pic. of mine
(https://i.imgur.com/EjZIXal.jpg)

Title: Re: Concave limb pad.
Post by: Crooked Stic on December 26, 2020, 10:05:56 AM

As long as you keep the line on each side of the bolt hole and same distance each way. You can drill all from one side keeping the same side down.

Title: Re: Concave limb pad.
Post by: kennym on December 29, 2020, 05:11:44 PM

Hmmmmm.....  Has anyone ever used a bolt and a slot in limb and riser with a steel piece cut off a thick washer kinda like the biscuit joining technique in furniture?  Only one hole to drill that way... :goldtooth: