Africasunrise,

Welcome to the traditional forum! Once maybe people start, they never look back. The traditional bug BITES hard.

Also congratulations on your upcoming little one!

Anyway, my longbow (below) has a gaboon ebony riser which I like a lot. I'm not the expert by anymeans on wood, only to know the more popular types of woods available. But I do knowa good place to lookand ask questions:

http://tradstore.com/woodshed/