Author Topic: red oak as a riser  (Read 947 times)

Offline ChrisBrand

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red oak as a riser
« on: October 26, 2008, 07:48:00 AM »
Im guessing that red oak is a hardwood.  will it make a goood riser?

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Re: red oak as a riser
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2008, 11:28:00 AM »
Take this from someone that has built only one glass bow and it failed....If you are making a one piece glass backed bow then you could probably use red oak for the riser. On a take down I don't think red oak has the strength to be used for a riser but could be used as an accent along with other woods. Other tighter grained hardwoods would be more appropriate.    Pat
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Re: red oak as a riser
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2008, 12:44:00 PM »
Chris,  I made my first laminated bow with a white oak riser (which was an older tight grained piece of wood) and it worked fine.  I do think Red oak will work fine, bue I agree with Pat (other tighter grained hardwoods would be more appropriate).  My first laminated bow with an oak riser was basically an experiment for me, but it actually turned out better than I ever expected.  Now when I make bows I only use very nice laminated or exotic hardwood for the riser, because to me the extra $10 or $20 for a nice riser is well worth it after all the time and effort that goes into making a bow.  

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