Thanks all. Bodork, yes the risers are spliced. The best wood I could find was 4/4 lumber and the riser is 1.5" so glued 2 pieces of the 1" stuff together and tablesawed it so the splice was in the center. I put a .020" maple veneer between the boards to give me a good centerline reference for the shelf and limb alignment. Not sure if I will do that next time. There is a piece of .040 clear glass on the back of the riser and an overlay over that and the pics dont show the belly very well.