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Title: how to clean up a riser block
Post by: rockkiller on December 21, 2023, 09:15:17 PM

Its been awhile since I have built a bow ,so Im trying to knock the cobwebs out of my head.
What method are you guys using to clean up/ square a riser block , knock off glue boogers after adding accents?

Thanks for any help

Title: Re: how to clean up a riser block
Post by: Mad Max on December 21, 2023, 10:38:04 PM

I use my edge sander, my table is square to the platen.
So I get 1 side flat like I want it by holding it off the table to the sanding belt, then I hold that side down to the table and sand 1 side. You can run it threw the thickness sander now to parallel the other 2 sides.

I always start out wider and thicker with my riser blocks to end up where I want them later.

Title: Re: how to clean up a riser block
Post by: derekdiruz on December 25, 2023, 07:58:32 PM

I Joint, plate, then cut up. Or I joint one side, flatten on the cnc, carve. Depends how I'm feeling. Quickest is putting on the edge sander though.

Title: Re: how to clean up a riser block
Post by: Kirkll on January 03, 2024, 08:25:03 PM

If you don’t have an edge sander, a good belt sander with 40-60 grit paper will take the fight out of it….. But you may want to consider wiping off some of that excess epoxy when you lay those up. That thing looks glue shopped BIG time…. A little lacquer thinner and a rag will save a ton of sanding… food for thought.   Kirk