Building a new riser

[Doug Treat]

Hey Guys, I have a Quinn Stallion Recurve that I like but would change a few things on it.  I have found (esp. this time of year) that the metal riser gets very cold and I don't like the high wrist grip on it.  I'm kicking around the idea of building a wood riser to replace the metal one and using the limbs I already have.  It seems that if I make the riser to roughly the same size and have the same angle on the limb pockets, it should work.  If you guys have experience in this sort of thing, please give advice.  Also, where can I find limb bolts/inserts/pins for the new riser?  Thanks.

[Doug Treat]

Also, I have some ash that I would like to laminate for the riser.  Can I use a wood glue like Titebond for the wood and am I right in  assuming that one would use an epoxy for the pins and inserts for the limb pockets?

[jess stuart]

Insert, bolts, pins etc are available from Bingham Projects.  I would use smooth on epoxy on the riser if it were me, not saying that titebond is bad or won't work. I have no experience with it but have had great results with smooth on.

[JamesV]

I agree with Jess, smooth-on and Bingham has everything you will need, great folks to do business with. Keep the new riser the same length and the limb angle the same and you will be fine. Do not modify the limbs.

[J. Holden]

Hey Doug,

I could maybe save you some time.  I have a R hand riser I no longer use.  Maybe you can customize it to work.  Already has bolts and pins in it.  Here are some pics:



Good luck with your project!

-Jeremy  

[Doug Treat]

Jeremy,  That looks like a nice riser, but I think I want to have an even lower wrist grip (less of a pistol grip somewhere between your riser's profile and a classic longbow grip).  Sounds like Bingham is where I need to go.  Thanks guys.

[J. Holden]

Good luck and have fun with your project Doug.  Make sure to post pics when finished!

-Jeremy