Pros & Cons for all-phenolic risers...

[Sixby]

Interesting thread and posts. I personally do not care for all phenolic risers except possibly in building a bombproof three piece bow or as close as humanly possible for use in extreme extended conditions. Then I would reccomend it.
I do use it as a heavy I beam in my three pieces . It really stiffens up a riser and makes it about bullet proof. People are paying high prices for thes bows and they deserve an heirloom quality product. I agree with most of what has been written but do not believe that Lee's thoughts on I beams applys to three piece bows and not sure he meant it to.
There is a way to get the benefits of phenolic and the beauty of wood.
God bless you all, Steve

[gobblegrunter]

I'm thinking that Lee was referring to 1pc bows as well, Steve (because of fade-out concerns). It would seem to me that it wouldn't be a concern in 3pc models.

In my case however, if I used the phenolic, it would be on a 1pc bow.

[Foxtail]

I quite like the stability and mass that phenolic add to a riser- the solidity definitely assists in my accuracy factor. I have two Bob Lee Thunderbolts that contain quite a bit of phenolic- sweet bows.

And as for aesthetics- all you have to do is go to Brandon Stahl's Rose Oak website, and look at the images of his Wildcat bows. I've never had the pleasure of shooting one of these, but they are some of the nicest looking bows in my opinion.

[Lee Robinson .]

Sixby...I do agree that in a 3 piece take down the I beam is fine in the riser section...as it doesn't go into the fadeouts in that type of bow.

[Jake Fr]

So can you get a large blocks of the phenolic. I would like to build a 3 piece and think it would be a great riser