RE: Longbow - wood type?
Ebony and cocabola are two of my favorite longbow riser woods. Limb veneers don't matter much to me as long as they're covering bamboo, red elm, or yew cores. I think ebony riser w/bocate limb veneers makes a gorgeous combo, or cocabola riser w/yew or red elm limbs, and bloodwood makes sharp accents over ebony, and...heck the nice looking combos are almost endless. Come to think of it, I never met a bow I didn't like!