What do you guys use for beefing up the center section of the handle.  Fiberglass or other.......?

I used 2 peaces  .040 glass on this one some have said you can feel the difference when the wood exspands , contracts but I never had the problem. [attachment=1]

I beam probably the best way. Of a stronger wood or G 10.

Quote from: Wolftrail on November 28, 2018, 11:40:55 PM
What do you guys use for beefing up the center section of the handle.  Fiberglass or other.......?

   How heavy of a bow are you gonna be making and what is the width of your riser gonna be???

Quote from: Crooked Stic on November 29, 2018, 06:59:48 AM
I beam probably the best way. Of a stronger wood or G 10.

Is the I beam setup like the pic above or does the I beam run the other way through the riser? I hear a lot of talk about I beam setup but nobody ever shows one.

I beam off set

From side

Thank you Bue. That is what I had envisioned but sometimes what I picture in my head just don't go along with everyone else' 

Many winters ago Mike  Fedora suggested I add glass to the back of my risers.  He said adding a couple of layers of glass was like adding a inch of wood.  I took his advice to heart and put three layers on the back ever since.  Haven't had one brake since.  Haven't used i-beams that much but, they have proven equally as strong.

G10 is my favorite, on my 3 piece I put a g10 I beam and also back the riser with g10

Handsome looking Plain Jane there Bue-man...

   Skeats...  I can relate...  When I first got on the forums I am like, What the hell are these guys talking about...  And I still don't know what the hell is going on...   

   Then there are the guys that 'speak in tongue'...  There is one guy on another forum that, I can read his post 5 times and I still don't know what he is talking about...  Maybe some liqueur involved...  Lol...

Quote from: Shredd on November 29, 2018, 07:45:08 AM

Quote from: Wolftrail on November 28, 2018, 11:40:55 PM
What do you guys use for beefing up the center section of the handle.  Fiberglass or other.......?

   How heavy of a bow are you gonna be making and what is the width of your riser gonna be???

1 1/2"  40-42#.   The big thing is if you drop a bow hitting the handle when braced it could snap.  That is a big concern.  ............. layering the back of the handle with glass is about the easiest method I think .  Thanks