Building a Recurve

[npe001]

I have build a riser so I can have a recurve that will fit my hands better, but I am not going to be building the limbs. I was wondering what yall thought as far as getting limbs to put on it. Let me know what ya'll think or if anyone has some old ones they wouldn't mind getting rid of. I am looking for something in the 40# range and up and am trying to make the bow around 58 inches or so. Let me know what you think.

Thanks for the help.

[npe001]

willing to buy the limbs

[Cropduster]

Having made quite a few bows, I think you may have gotten the cart before the horse. You should know what the limbs were going to be before you made a riser. The riser needs to fit the limbs perfectly. Now I may be missing something, since I don't know what you set up is, but it looks backwards to me.

[npe001]

I have just made the basic cuts and am looking to get the limbs before i continue. Think that is fine? Or still start over after I get the limbs?

[gap shooter]

This doesn't really have anything to do with building a recurve but I also am particular on the grip fitting me and have altered most of mine to suit me. What I do is cut out flat egg shape disks out of leather , maybe 5 or 6 of them them cement them together with barge cement. Once dry I use a 4"grinder with a soft pad to feather and shape the leather
I get it where it feels nice then glue it to the handle and wrap with leather strip.

[RickBarbee]

I suggest you try to make the riser accept ILF limbs.

Since you are still in the construction phase with it, you should be able to easily
set your limb pad angle, and then install the ILF hardware into the riser limb pads.

Do that, and you will have a multitude of limb options (even longbow) available to you,
that can be very inexpensive, and top notch in quality & performance.

Rick

[npe001]

Thanks everyone for the advice. This is my first build. Just decided to try something different and that I could actually use!

[Cropduster]

A pic would probably help. Need to see what the situation is at the present time.

[Greywolf in Hawaii]

Shouldn't be hard for you. I've made 3-4 bows like you thinking of. remember most recurve limbs are in the 1 5/8" wide range all the way to 2 inch wide. if you going to keep recurve only then it'll be easier.
Your looking at a 18-19 inch riser max to fit most limbs, but then again reworking a set of #45-#50 limbs to work to a 58 inch #40 bow you have room to thin and play with it. you may have a narrow 1/2 inch tip.

But yes you can.