Actionwood vs Diamondwood

[Gator1]

What are the differences between Actionwood and
Diamondwood???

It relates to riser wood...

thank you

[Dave N./TX]

Dymondwood is much heavier than actionwood.

[Jeff Strubberg]

Dymondwood is compressed actionwood, more or less.

[Java Man]

Actionwood is usually maple sliced, dyed, and glued back together.

Dymondwood is birch, sliced, dyed, RESIN IMPREGNATED, and glued back together.  Its way heavier, and you can smell the resins when sawing, grinding, filing, and sanding.

The resin impregnating makes the big difference.

Java Man

[Gator1]

Any reason to shy away from an actionwood riser?

[Java Man]

Nope.  Its just not s heavy as Dymondwood, or many tropical hardwoods.  Lots of them ot there.

[Naphtali]

While I assume Diamondwood is more rigid, is it? How much difference in riser rigidity is there? How much weight difference is there between materials when used on otherwise identical 16-inch TD recurve riser? I guess percentage is the best way unless somebody knows the specific gravity of each material.

[Java Man]

They are both rigid enough for a riser.  My familiarity is with small one pc risers.  In a take down, which has a lot of volume in the riser, I would think Dymondwood might be too heavy.  JMO

[Dave Worden]

I'm also assured that Dymondwood dust is quite toxic.  I just made a longbow with Dymondwood riser and it's georgeous, IMO.  Just be sure to wear a dust mask, but that's a solid recommendation ANYTIME you're sanding.