Compound Conversion?

[Geezy Rider]

I've got an old compound bow, it was my first compound, a Jenings Carbon Extreme. I can't shoot it and it's too old to sell or pawn so I was thinking about converting it to a recurve bow. Does anyone around here do this type of conversion?
Can a set of limbs be built to just bolt into the limb pockets or would some modifications be needed for the riser to accept the limbs?

[Bisch]

It depends on the riser. I don't know much about warfing a bow, but it is quite common. Contact Rick Barbee on here, he has a lot of experience with that, and if he can't answer your question, he can probably point you in the right direction.

Bisch

[Geezy Rider]

Thanks Bisch.

[Restless]

depends on limb pocket angle

[agtex42]

From what I've read you could warf that riser but it may not be the most ideal candidate for the conversion. The pad angle is a little shallow (14 degrees) so that would pre-load the limbs significantly, not a bad thing if you have a shorter draw length but it would make the bow stack like crazy if you had more than a 28" draw. Also, the riser is a reflex design and would be less forgiving of torque induced by the shooter. I don't think either of these reasons would stop me from jumping into the project because I like to tinker and like you said, it's too old to sell or pawn so why not learn something new in the process!

[Dkincaid]

Look up Hiram aka Sam Dunham on leather wall he's the best