above center line?

[BUCK-EYE]

Just getting ready to cut my arrow rest and sight window in my recurve that i`m making. how high do i go above the center of my riser?

[BWD]

U might want to ask about this on the bowyer's bench. Most of them guys are pretty durn good at that sorta stuff.

[maineac]

x200

[LittleBen]

yeah thats for the bench

[Orion]

Most arrow rests are cut 1 1/4 to two inches above the center of the bow, with the vast majority of them closer to 1 1/4 inches above center.  Selfbow makers tend to cut their shelves closer to two inches above center because if they find one limb is stiffer than the other during tillering, it's a simple matter to just flip the bow.

[kennym]

I start at 1.25" above C/L on my D/R bows, but I like a shelf down on the hand...

[BUCK-EYE]

Thanks guys! been away for a while, going to get it cut this week at work, let u no how it turns out.

[Sixby]

Inch and a quarter is good.
God bless , Steve

[Al Dean]

I go with 1 inch.  Had a bow once that was 2 inches and it shot poorly.

[Roy from Pa]

1 1/4"

[Bowjunkie]

For me it depends on bow length. The shorter the bow the less I offset it so that it's perfectly balanced.... but it's usually between 1 1/4 and 1" above bow center.

[LittleBen]

I go with 1 inch above the most inset portion of the grip.

Most of the time I put the inset of the grip in the center and shelf 1" above that.