Strongest/heaviest riser material?

[BigJim]

I have been using woven fiberglass for an I beam in my takedown sleaves since the beginning. It is incredibly strong, much stronger and less flexible than phenolic and also glues easily.

I also use it in olverlays and tip material. Oddly enough, even though it is so strong, it works and shapes easily. Only downside is that it only comes in black.

Gaboon ebony and phenolic has a cubic foot weight of about 80 lbs +- and this glass is closer to 110lbs per cubic foot.

I have laminated 1/8" stips together to make a solid riser and the glue lines were in determinable.

BigJim

[typical2]

Originally posted by BigJim:


I have laminated 1/8" stips together to make a solid riser and the glue lines were in determinable.

BigJim

Hey Big Jim...I do you have a picture anywhere of that laminated fiberglass riser.  I'm just curious what that looked like.

[typical2]

Originally posted by BigJim:


I have laminated 1/8" stips together to make a solid riser and the glue lines were in determinable.

BigJim

Hey Big Jim...I do you have a picture anywhere of that laminated fiberglass riser.  I'm just curious what that looked like.

[BigJim]

I don't have any pictures of it, but it looked like a piece of gabon. There were no visable lines after finish.

BIgJIm

[hunthold]

Here's a pic of the glass riser big Jim made me. Love the extra weight in a small riser. Best riser material in my opinion..

 

[typical2]

That thing looks sweet!  Thanks for posting.

[typical2]

That thing looks sweet!  Thanks for posting.

[typical2]

That thing looks sweet!  Thanks for posting.