2022 what did you do today?

[B-JS]

The G10 in the window Side above the shelf will dissapear in the finishing process.

[Mad Max]

Can you Give us a link to the Pins and hardware?

[B-JS]

That would not work for you.
I live in germany, so it's all metric.

I used 15mm long and 8mm diameter pins.
Screws are M6 (6mm Threads) and the the Threads to hold them are self cutting thread Inserts.

[Flem]

What are the shear plates made from? Seems like their will be significant rotational torque on those pins and bolts, are you concerned about them wallowing out with usage?

[B-JS]

The riser is made of Micarta.
The red gfk is just for optics to replace the material, the cut took away.
Would not build such with a wooden riser.

First try on this Picture.
Smaller pins with not optimal Placement.
No issues at this so far.

The system is used by several bowyers.
So it may be safe.

[Mad Max]

I've doweled 1000's of holes, the farther apart they are the better
You could use shoulder less drill bushing in wood for the pins.


2 more pictures of both sides bolted together Please

[B-JS]

That's the first bow.

Need to build a Drill jig, when i have found the perfect Locations for the Pins.
Then i don't Drill through the riser and Just the two screws will BE visible.

[Mad Max]

Nice
Thanks for the photos 

[Shredd]

  The Victorian riser entered it's first target competition today...  Placed Second...

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[Shredd]

  That's pretty sweet, JS...

[Bvas]

Nice work shredd

[4 point]

I glued this bow up a few years ago and it had a bad limb twist, I set it aside to mess with later and finally got back to it today. Got the limbs pulling straight and almost ready for finish. Anyone had trouble with zebra wood grain causing limb twist? I used these zebra wood veneers in two bows and I ended up with limb twist in both bows. Not sure if it was bad luck or something else going on.

[Mad Max]

Congratulations Shredd

Nice one 4point 

[Roy from Pa]

Nice bows guys.

Congrats Rich..

[Crooked Stic]

I would not think a thin veneer would cause limb twist.
What is the core wood?
BTW very nice looking bow.

[4 point]

Stic, the core is .003 taper boo with stabil core.

[Mad Max]

You have limb twist un braced?

[4 point]

Nope Max, they were twisting when braced and during draw cycle. It would sit flat on the belly of the bow unstrung on a flat surface.

[kennym]

I've had a couple with zebra lams that did it.  The grain ran across lam at about a 45*  and I had back and belly lams with grain running same way .

Take a zebra lam with angled grain with a couple fingers on each end and flex it in a half circle and watch it.  That is .060 of total stack on my bows so it can matter...

If you could look thru limb and cores, the grain should be opposite back and belly making sort of an x , or better yet, use straight grain...   

[4 point]

I'll have to check and see if I have the grain running the same direction front and back.