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Offline styksnstryngs

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What do you think? Enough riser?
« on: May 23, 2018, 06:50:41 PM »
I like risers that are cut far past center, but I'm kind of worried about the strength of a takedown riser made like that. I was going to have a hidden I-beam of 1/4" phenolic and 1/8" of UL fiberglass, both pieces 1.5" wide and running through the full length of the riser, as well as another 1/4" of phenolic in a straight lam and 2 strips of glass. The bow is going to be 1.5" wide, but I'm going to laminate extra wood over the window side, so the riser will be cut 1/4" past center and with a 3/4" thick window. Do you guys think this is enough riser for up to 52 pound limbs?

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Re: What do you think? Enough riser?
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2018, 08:10:52 PM »
I built my takedown risers 1 7/16 wide. I've been using  a hidden I beam of about an 1/8 of fiberglass. Riser is cut 5/32 deep and site window is around 9/16 thick. I also put stripping and overlays of fiberglass. I have put 65 lb on them with no worries.
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Re: What do you think? Enough riser?
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2018, 08:16:03 PM »
I’d replace the phenolic with G10!! Then go for it!
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Offline styksnstryngs

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Re: What do you think? Enough riser?
« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2018, 08:49:53 PM »
Crittergetter, I would like to, but I'm getting my supplies from Binghamand they don't sell g10, so I'd have to buy separately from big jim. Also, I don't have the tools to work with g10, especially not tapping and drilling it.

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