Favorite Veneer?

LBR · 07-22-2003, 11:33 AM

Getting in the mood for a new bow, but can' t decide what veneer or riser wood to go with. Any suggestions?

Chad

Brian_L · 07-22-2003, 03:10 PM

For me, the riser is easy, dymondwood. As for a limb veneer, I guess it just depends. My new bow has a shedua quarter cut veneers which I really like. One day I think I' m going to have to have some bocote veneers. I really like the heavily figured woods.

Broker · 07-22-2003, 03:11 PM

I' ve been kinda thinking of combining Cocobolo, Bocote, & Black Walnut. Would make a dark bow, but I think it would look real nice.

DP

LBR · 07-22-2003, 04:24 PM

Guess I should have posted what I am trying to decide between [&:] .....

Riser: probably a combination of two of these woods--bocote, birdseye bocote, cocoblo, Macassar ebony, Bolivian rosewood, and/or Claro walnut.

Limb veneer: birdseye/curly maple, birdseye/quilted maple, beeswing eucalyptus, waterfall bubinga, Tamo ash, curly French walnut, Macassar ebony, bocote, birdseye bocote.

Yew limbs, on a Chek-Mate Crusader (that much I do know).

Chad

cdi3d · 07-24-2003, 09:17 PM

Bolivian rosewood/ bocote with yew limbs - no wait that' s what I am waiting for - Good thing it' s a lefty or it might not make it here- Good luck making the decision Chad!

Mike Munson

BobCo19-65 · 07-25-2003, 07:36 AM

The Macassar ebony is a beatiful piece of wood, and I would love to have that on a riser. As long as it has a nice consistant grain. Overlays, maybe some sort of red. For the limbs, I always like contast to the riser, personally, I might go with clear glass, and a light stain on the yew.

LBR · 07-25-2003, 03:13 PM

I don' t know how to post pics, but here is a link to some pics of some of the veneer.

Chad

http://community.webshots.com/album/82502607IMLtfZ

Tuffcity · 07-25-2003, 10:34 PM

I feel your pain! lol

Those are some cool looking veneers. I could do with either the bocote or the bubinga in, say, maybe a longhorn...

RC

pat daily · 07-26-2003, 11:13 PM

BOCOTE

enough said!

CT Bowhunter · 07-27-2003, 08:10 AM

Bocate and the maccassar ebony in the riser with one of the maples in the limbs. Makes for a great contratsting color combo

I' ll post pictures of my new Crusader with the maccasssar ebony riser and curly/birdseye maple limb veneers as soon as I get my new digital camera. Other camera was lost in the office fire