OK, tonight I add a little elk antler to the front of the riser. Get the grip shaped up and sanded down and ready to finish. I had a picture while shaping the riser on my Shopsmith but it didn't turn out well enough to copy here. The Shopsmith allows me to mount my drum sanders horizontal which is nice for shaping the riser.
Apex, it was a 3/8" Peerless blade with 7 teeth/inch. I had a whole bunch of these from years past. This was the last one. When you say 12" do you mean you only get into the limb for 12 inches or so and it's toast??
Tim, it's cut to center. With the laminated riser and extra phenolic I put in it I think it will be fine. I'm not interested in shooting any IBO sanctioned rounds with it.