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Offline Arwin

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Light weight riser material?
« on: October 27, 2009, 12:04:00 PM »
What are some good light weight riser materials that are tough as nails? Curious to see whats being used.
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Re: Light weight riser material?
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2009, 06:48:00 PM »
Babinga, Jatoba, Shedua, Maple,just to name a few. plus a host of multi-laminate riser blocks.(just to name a few).
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Re: Light weight riser material?
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2009, 08:44:00 AM »
Oh..about low to mid 50's from 27-28 inch draw. 60-62 inch longbow.
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Re: Light weight riser material?
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2009, 10:30:00 AM »
Walnut is a very lightweight wood for a hardwood and it looks great.  It's not as strong as most hardwoods tho, so you might want to laminate in some accent strips.
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Re: Light weight riser material?
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2009, 06:35:00 AM »
Are you building a Longbow or a Recurve? the lighter you go in the handle on a LB the more shock and vibration you will feel. Because of relatively small riser, the extra weight is less detrimental. In a recurve, the handle will be much larger and minimize some or all of the shock.

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