A while back someone showed a picture of a Samick Sage riser with the handle modified, it had dimples in it. Does anyone know how this is done?

A dremmel tool with a round head bit. Some folks like the stippled grip, but IMO, about the worst thing you can do to a riser. I won't buy one that's been stippled.

Me neither. I want the bow to pivot in my hand without hanging up.

If you don't want to do it yourself, I'm sure you could find a bowyer that does it. I don't care for it either.

I have issues with checkering let alone the stippled. Guess I have sensitive skin.

Seems to me to be an ingenious solution to a non existent problem.

That probably was my riser with the random stippling. It was not done to solve any problem other than the Sage risers are boring. I am actually quite pleased with the feel of the grip after doing the modifications.

Buckshot-if you wish to do that I suggest that you tape over and around the area that you want to stipple then cut away the tape where you will be working. That will keep you from wandering off pattern. Use a burr on a Dremel tool, for lack of a better tool, and start working your way either in a pattern or just randomly. Initially try to push the burr into the wood with the same pressure and to the same depth. After I had the whole area done, I then went back over it and did light shallow dimples in between the deeper ones. You then take a small piece of sandpaper and rub lightly from all directions to soften the look some and to remove the fuzz around the dimples. Blow it out and put some finish on.

I did a step by step pictorial "bling along" on Traditional Archery which is a Facebook public group that you have to ask to join. You can find it by putting my name in the search box. I did several other modifications to those risers to make them fit my hand and to get rid of all the squared corners. Putting a knife edge on the sight window really gave the riser a nice look.

If it ain't broke don't fix it.

The Sage riser can be improved cosmetically by some reshaping. I will try and post a picture later today.

I call it cheap entertainment. You can knock quite a bit of unnecessary weight off of those risers. The dished one isn't my favorite but it does feel good in the hand after shaping the grip to my hand.

Nice! Makes my plain old samick blush with shame...

Lightly sand those square corners and round, add a Canadian coin, some antler knobs, a new fast fight bow string,,, >>>---------->

Picture says a thousand words!

Or just spray it flat black.

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