I am thinking about doing my next bow with Black Walnut limbs. It is hard to find some good photos of them on the net.
If anyone has a set of Black Walnuts limbs, please post them.
Thank you
Abe has a couple of in stock bows with walnut veneers on his Cari-bow website...my experience is that photos never do dark woods with lots of character justice...you can count on the actual bow looking better than any picture
DDave
I have a Bamabows Expedition III with walnut limbs under curly maple veneers. Really like walnut for limb core.
I have black walnut on my Checkmate Attila. They look very nice. Will try to post some picks.
Rich K.
Here is a walnut bow I finished in late 2013, shot a doe with it 4 days after I sprayed it!
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d34/kennym/IMG_0220_zps131800d9.jpg) (http://s32.photobucket.com/user/kennym/media/IMG_0220_zps131800d9.jpg.html)
Here is the build if you wanna read a bunch!! LOL
More pics in the build...
http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=125;t=010990;p=1
(http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt46/Robertfishes/LHbowtree_zps6qxzdfec.jpg) (http://s596.photobucket.com/user/Robertfishes/media/LHbowtree_zps6qxzdfec.jpg.html) (http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt46/Robertfishes/feb2012bow15.jpg) (http://s596.photobucket.com/user/Robertfishes/media/feb2012bow15.jpg.html) Walnut burl and curly walnut.
Well, there is figured walnut, and there is furniture grade straight as good POC dark black walnut.
I prefer the later.
I love the black walnut on my Sarrels Blueridge longbow!
(http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss239/archeryrules/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-08/16F16A54-C871-4215-B1ED-0DC6C3F42915_zpsnjy45woz.jpg) (http://s579.photobucket.com/user/archeryrules/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-08/16F16A54-C871-4215-B1ED-0DC6C3F42915_zpsnjy45woz.jpg.html)
Bisch
Those black walnuts look great. I have a few black walnut logs in my backyard that I have been drying for possibly a dining room table. I think I have enough to cut some strips to see if the bowyer can use them to build my new bow with. I think it would be cool to say that the bow was built by the tree that was in my backyard.
I dont have black walnut veneers, but I do have it as limb cores on my Maddog. I absolutely am sold on it for that. For its properties, it ends up being smaller mass limbs then many popular core woods, making for a nice shooting,great feeling bow. Plus it resist warp and twist.
I'm not sure if these are black walnut,but they are walnut of some sort.
(http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh619/_9alex/DSC00063.jpg) (http://s1254.photobucket.com/user/_9alex/media/DSC00063.jpg.html)
Never thought of walnut for limbs...why don't we see more of it?
QuoteOriginally posted by Russ Clagett:
Never thought of walnut for limbs...why don't we see more of it?
Mainly because just like you, people just dont think of it... its a great limb wood.
I have a Two Tracks Echo with walnut limbs. Very fast bow for the poundage. Think it is an underrated limb material.
I have some awesome looking walnut from Big Jim that he sent me for a 3 piece design I've been working on. It was just to beautiful to put into a test bow, so I used something else and saved these till I get the results I want. Then I'll put them in a bow!!!
Critter, funny you should mention Big Jim for that is who is doing my next bow for me. I just got on the list, so I have some time.
I'll post a pic later this evening when I get home! I've never been disappointed with any veneers I've got from the big guy! Always beautiful stuff with lots of character!
Well I took a pic but photobucket isn't cooperating! I'll try again tomorrow.
Walnut is a great core wood, one of my favorites. I have never used the highly figured stuff, or veneers but, have used it as the core many times.
I have several black walnut bow but I ain't going to post any picture, you're guys bows look way better than mine. Awesome looking laminations!!!
Here ya go! (http://i324.photobucket.com/albums/k359/crittergetter76/2016-04/96695B58-D66A-4C2D-AD89-0260C543A7A8_zpsyl3ncmiz.jpg) (http://s324.photobucket.com/user/crittergetter76/media/2016-04/96695B58-D66A-4C2D-AD89-0260C543A7A8_zpsyl3ncmiz.jpg.html) (http://i324.photobucket.com/albums/k359/crittergetter76/2016-04/FA997350-3602-4A0F-AAF1-4B08FB91F48F_zpsphncvuwj.jpg) (http://s324.photobucket.com/user/crittergetter76/media/2016-04/FA997350-3602-4A0F-AAF1-4B08FB91F48F_zpsphncvuwj.jpg.html)
Sorry the second pic is blurry!
Critter, that is beautiful wood
Bigfoot bows has some awesome looking walnut bows!
Check em out!