Mistake is forcing a 16" riser

[Kopper1013]

Hey guys I screwed up cutting out my riser tonight, bandsaw was tracking and my cut wasn't square so to get true it involved taking enough wood off to make my riser 16" instead of the 18 I was shooting for.....

My question is how will this effect the outcome of my bow? How much weight can I expect to loss from this and will something like a longer power lam help to combat this screw up?

Thanks

[Carpdaddy]

Wish I was smart enough to write things down like I should. I recently dropped the length of the riser on one of my bows but also increased lam thickness to keep it the same. On my last one however I used a power lam two inches longer than the shorter riser and I'm thinking it lost maybe four pounds. I don't know the style or length of your bow but I would think an 18" power lamb tapered just beyond the 18 would keep you close with the same lam thickness and length. Or maybe I should say I feel it would on the bows I build, but I'm down to a 12" riser now so I can't really say on what you build.

[Carpdaddy]

Oops; I forgot a word to the wise, watch out for slipping of the power lam if you decide to try it, things like that love to slide to one side or the other when pressure gets on it.