Frank,

Just teasing about the Accu-Riser but I've been told that if you want a Bowman speed bow then Stewart can build you one if you request it.
If he can't match Bowtech's speed, he will tell you he can't.
Powertuff has always been considered Gordon's best limb material and used almost exclusively by traditional bowyers.
It is rated 170,000 psi. from information I have from the past.
Archineer stated on another thread that Hoyt's Gordon lams they use were rated 260,000 psi. and I was wrong about the psi rating.
If that's true than WOW but I haven't heard it anywhere else.
Compound manufacturers could take a cue from Traditional Bowyers.
When a traditional bowyer builds you a bow with carbon lams, you get exactly that, a full lenght of quality carbon lamination.
As far as the amount of carbon in the limbs of compounds, that's up to the specs set forth by the bow manufacturer. Some want one lamination or in the case of Mathews just the tips. To others, carbon powder is sufficient just so they can say their limbs have carbon. Some just lie, period.
Compression Molded limbs are considered extremely strong but there are those that claim they can be inconsistant because the fibers are crushed together during the process and thus create weak areas in the limb.
You might have one part of the limb with a 200,000 psi rating and another area that rates 80,000 psi.
Laminated limbs, if manufactured correctly, are stronger, more consistant, smoother, and a tad more accurate than molded limbs.
This, according to what I been told by people who know better than I.
Some detractors claim...
Laminated limbs can delaminate from too much heat and for this reason aren't as tough as Compression Molded.
Heck, Compression Molded limbs warp from too much heat, so either way your limb is ruined.
Merlin's new Fusion Force process may be the better way. Only time will tell.
I feel, Merlin and Barnsdale are the best limbs going right now.
My Barnsdale Limbs are beautiful, smooth, and accurate as can be.
I take Pinwheel's word for the Merlin limb quality and my friend Dr L. who owns Merlin and Bowman and speaks highly of them.
Those new carbon limbs looked awesome in the pics Pinwheel emailed to me the other day.
Well, enough of this ramble,lol.


Sag.