Riser Material

[DoubleLung]

Hello All,

I've been running into an issue of trying to find 8/4 material locally to build risers with. I can find some domestics but it seems all the exotic woods are always available in 4/4. I'm very new to this hobby and am curious what your thoughts are regarding buying 4/4 and cutting and laminating using the "I-beam" method to increase material selection and control costs.

Is there a reason this wouldn't work?

[jess stuart]

Will work just fine.  I have found the 8/4 getting harder to find and often glue 4/4 together. I think it may even make for a stronger riser as you can flip one piece end for end and thus reverse the grain pattern.  When wood splits it usually follows a grain line, by flipping, any single grain ling only goes half way through the thickness of the riser.

[BrushWolf]

What are you looking for in 8/4. I might be able to help you out.

[DoubleLung]

To be honest, not one wood specifically. I like all the rosewoods, bocote, bubinga, myrtle. One of my favorite parts of building bows is taking  a beautiful piece of wood and turning it into a beautiful weapon. If I built everything with the same material, I'd loose interest I think.

[kennym]

I like I-beam risers, stronger, and less flex which can rob performance.

[Crooked Stic]

I say beam them.