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Offline lovethehunt

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laminated risers
« on: February 14, 2011, 01:26:00 PM »
Going to start my 'swap' bow soon and want to use walnut in the riser along with some zebra wood or a  piece of osage I have left. I have never built using I-Beam type risers. I really don't want to see a different wood in the sight window. Would walnut with an arch of something else be strong enough? I would hate to send out an explosion waiting to happen.

Thanks, Todd
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Offline Savage

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Re: laminated risers
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2011, 05:28:00 PM »
If you use some core tuff in the riser it should be fine
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Offline Dick in Seattle

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Re: laminated risers
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2011, 08:05:00 PM »
For a two piece lamination, don't laminate to center.  Make the shelf side piece thicker and don't cut the shelf all the way in to the lamination line.   Not as strong as a three piece or I beam, but still stronger than one piece.
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