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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: Daz on September 28, 2021, 03:59:43 PM
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Well, after years of high country abuse i had a set of limbs come apart on a three piece longbow. I love the riser and think now it may be a good candidate to convert to ILF.
Who makes the best inserts to convert a wood riser to ILF?
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I would think you would need a Milling machine to do the job correct.
Some have done it with a router and other things.
I have 28 years Tool and Die and Machine work experience and can't come up with a way to make them without a Milling machine.
Only a couple of members here have done it 1 time I think.
Pow Wow maybe able to help with the inserts :dunno:
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Lets see some pics of the riser from all angles and info like length, width, pad angle...
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I built one from scratch for a guy, no more with the tools I have !!
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Think I got the fittings from Lancaster Archery
3 Rivers May have it too
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Thanks gents.
The riser is 16" long, and the pads are 3 1/4"X 1 3/8". It looks like very shallow pad angle but for reference its a Bear's Paw (Neil Jacobsen) riser.
I'll try to get pics up in the next day.
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If you are putting longbow limbs on it you will want a shallower pad angle IMO . I built some for an ILF recurve riser and it was hard to get the tips far enough forward. Ended up with a lot of curve in them...
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VPA sells the ilf riser inserts, and I've used the same ones sold on ebay for a build I did. I killed a buck with that bow, so I can say that they do work, you just want to make sure your grub/LLA screws won't strip.