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Title: above center line?
Post by: BUCK-EYE on February 28, 2013, 04:05:00 PM
Just getting ready to cut my arrow rest and sight window in my recurve that i`m making. how high do i go above the center of my riser?
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Post by: BWD on February 28, 2013, 04:24:00 PM
U might want to ask about this on the bowyer's bench. Most of them guys are pretty durn good at that sorta stuff.
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Post by: maineac on February 28, 2013, 05:51:00 PM
x200
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Post by: LittleBen on February 28, 2013, 06:24:00 PM
yeah thats for the bench
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Post by: Orion on February 28, 2013, 08:27:00 PM
Most arrow rests are cut 1 1/4 to two inches above the center of the bow, with the vast majority of them closer to 1 1/4 inches above center.  Selfbow makers tend to cut their shelves closer to two inches above center because if they find one limb is stiffer than the other during tillering, it's a simple matter to just flip the bow.
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Post by: kennym on February 28, 2013, 09:12:00 PM
I start at 1.25" above C/L on my D/R bows, but I like a shelf down on the hand...
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Post by: BUCK-EYE on March 04, 2013, 07:15:00 PM
Thanks guys! been away for a while, going to get it cut this week at work, let u no how it turns out.
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Post by: Sixby on March 04, 2013, 08:50:00 PM
Inch and a quarter is good.
God bless , Steve
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Post by: Al Dean on March 04, 2013, 10:42:00 PM
I go with 1 inch.  Had a bow once that was 2 inches and it shot poorly.
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Post by: Roy from Pa on March 04, 2013, 11:13:00 PM
1 1/4"
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Post by: Bowjunkie on March 05, 2013, 08:24:00 AM
For me it depends on bow length. The shorter the bow the less I offset it so that it's perfectly balanced.... but it's usually between 1 1/4 and 1" above bow center.
Title: Re: above center line?
Post by: LittleBen on March 05, 2013, 09:33:00 AM
I go with 1 inch above the most inset portion of the grip.

Most of the time I put the inset of the grip in the center and shelf 1" above that.