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Title: Where Do I Cut My Arrow Rest?
Post by: karaterick on March 19, 2013, 12:37:59 pm: Finishing up my bow and I need to know where to cut my rest.? How high above center? How deep? How high from bottom of rest to top of cut-out?

Here's the link to my specific bow if you want to check it out for reference - http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,38598.0.html

Thanks,

Rick
Title: Re: Where Do I Cut My Arrow Rest?
Post by: Rufledt on March 19, 2013, 12:46:43 pm: I generally don't cut in an arrow rest.i either shoot off the hand or glue on a rest. This way it's removable and doesn't weaken the handle. That's just personal preference, though. Also I find cut in rests take much longer to do than glue on or no rests.
Title: Re: Where Do I Cut My Arrow Rest?
Post by: karaterick on March 19, 2013, 12:56:45 pm: Thanks for the info. I think I definitely want to cut a rest though. Since this is my first bow and since I haven't backed it I will probably make this more of decorative piece than anything. Of course I'll shoot a few arrows through it, but this has been my experiment and I will use the knowledge and insight I have gained to perfecting my next bows :)
Title: Re: Where Do I Cut My Arrow Rest?
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on March 19, 2013, 01:14:15 pm: 1 1/2" -2" above center on a symmetrical bow is common practice for an arrow pass or shelf.
Title: Re: Where Do I Cut My Arrow Rest?
Post by: ionicmuffin on March 19, 2013, 01:16:51 pm: yep, so either way wherever your hand is supposed to go its going to be a bit above there.
Title: Re: Where Do I Cut My Arrow Rest?
Post by: Slackbunny on March 19, 2013, 01:40:34 pm: I grab the riser with my hand where I think it should be, and mark the bottom of the cut in just a little bit above my hand, and that's where I cut it.
Title: Re: Where Do I Cut My Arrow Rest?
Post by: osage outlaw on March 19, 2013, 01:55:45 pm: Quote from: Slackbunny on March 19, 2013, 01:40:34 pm
I grab the riser with my hand where I think it should be, and mark the bottom of the cut in just a little bit above my hand, and that's where I cut it.

Same here. I hold it and get my hand nice and comfortable on the grip and then mark where the arrow would rest right above my index finger. I don't really cut in a shelf, I file in a dished out area and make a radius on it from belly to back so the arrow is only contacting a small area of the bow. I build the rest up out of leather. It is quieter and I think it looks better than a cut in shelf. In fact, I just finised doing this to my trade bow about 5 minutes ago.
Title: Re: Where Do I Cut My Arrow Rest?
Post by: karaterick on March 19, 2013, 05:12:42 pm: Thanks guys. Arrow rest is cut. Not as pretty as I as hoping for, but probably not too bad. I don't have much in the way of tools.