Laminating brass strips?

[Appalachian Hillbilly]

Onetone, I have seen this as well. I have an OMP Sektor II riser that is half G10 or the likes, and half wood. It has developed the "catch edge" where the wood has shrank etc and the glass did not give. What I want to do will be a very small piece and very small area.

My Ammonium persulfate will be her tomorrow to try the etching. The wire inlay idea is also interesting as well!

[onetone]

Hillbilly, That has a good chance working if it is small and brass sure looks good with any wood! It’ll be interesting to hear how your approach works.

Yeah no G10 I beams for me for the reason you mentioned. I’ve found ways to make risers strong enough using only wood.

[Arlo]

My experience with adding synthetics like G10, fiberglass and so on as accents has not been satisfactory. Not because of bonding issues, but over time wood moves no matter how well sealed (excluding totally impregnated with resin) and synthetics which do not move develop “catch-edges” that can be felt by the hand if not seen by the eye. I am reasonably sure the same would happen with a brass accent added as lamination. Wire inlay as suggested would be a better idea imo.

This post is spot on.... I did brass accent strips in a riser many years ago. using 36 grit paper in the drum sander was enough for bonding using EA-40. No issues at all strength wise.... BUT.... wood moves a lot, and brass doesn't move at all with moisture content changes. I had to sand that riser down several times because the brass was standing tall, and the finish cracks at the metal accent line every time.

I would highly recommend using different color hardwoods, or do a wire inlay deep enough to go over it with epoxy to mitigate finish cracking. That would be a tough inlay to pull off though.....

[Appalachian Hillbilly]

I got my chemicals in the other day but with the snow storm, have not been to the shop in over a week.

I am also looking at colored epoxy inlay. Similar to wire,  but fill then inlay cutout area with epoxy. Like they do fancy table tops etc.

[Arlo]

Any time you start mixing composites and wood in a riser you can have issues. running phenolic or even glass for accent lines will come back to haunt you when shipping bows to different climates regardless on how diligent you are keeping MC levels below 9-10 %. Wood moves brother.  Good luck with your venture. love to see the finished product.